TidalMapLookout Creek near New England, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 03568933 sits on Lookout Creek and reads everything draining 146 square miles of the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga basin. Its datum sits 664 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1979, 46 years of it.
Normal flows here
Lookout Creek runs a median of 76 cfs at this gauge across 46 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 322 cfs, and October the leanest at 28 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,500 cfs in 2004, and the lowest is 6.2 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 243 cfs | 318% |
| Feb | 303 cfs | 396% |
| Mar | 322 cfs | 421% |
| Apr | 233 cfs | 305% |
| May | 101 cfs | 132% |
| Jun | 64 cfs | 84% |
| Jul | 43 cfs | 56% |
| Aug | 33 cfs | 43% |
| Sep | 29 cfs | 38% |
| Oct | 28 cfs | 37% |
| Nov | 50 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 157 cfs | 205% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1979 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Lookout Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.7 feet, in August 1982.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1982 | 20.7 ft |
| February 2020 | 20.5 ft |
| September 2004 | 20.4 ft |
| October 1995 | 19.6 ft |
| May 2003 | 19.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENGG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Nickajack Dam is 12 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Nickajack Dam 12 miles
- Chickamauga Dam 19 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Chattanooga Creek at Ga193, near Flintstone, GA
- Lookout Creek at Mile 2.6 near Wauhatchie, TN
- Mountain Creek near Glendale, TN
- West Chickamauga Creek at GA 146, near Lakeview, GA
- South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, TN
- Friar Branch at Polymer Dr at Chattanooga, TN
- Sequatchie River near Whitwell, TN
- South Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold, GA
- North Chickamauga Creek at Mile Straight, TN
- Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah, TN
- Chattooga River at Summerville, GA
- Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03568933. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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