TidalMapOostanaula River at Calhoun, 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 02387520 sits on the Oostanaula River and reads everything draining 1,624 square miles of the Oostanaula basin. Its datum sits 596 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Six gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA, reading 1,602 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Oostanaula River near Rome, GA at 2,115 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 77% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Oostanaula River at US 27, at Rome, GA.
Flood stages and record crests
The Oostanaula River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 21 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 34.1 feet, in February 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 18 ft |
| Minor flooding | 21 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 30 ft |
| Major flooding | 35 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1990 | 34.1 ft |
| December 2015 | 30 ft |
| March 1980 | 29.7 ft |
| January 1982 | 29.1 ft |
| March 2021 | 28.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CALG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Carters Rereg Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Carters Rereg Dam 16 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Oothkalooga Creek at GA 53 Spur, at Calhoun, GA
- Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA
- Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, GA
- Conasauga River at Sloan Bridge, below Dalton, GA
- Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel, GA
- Conasauga River at Tilton, GA
- Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road, near Dalton,ga
- Armuchee Creek at Old Dalton Road, near Rome, GA
- Holly Creek near Chatsworth, GA
- Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
- Coosawattee River at Carters, GA
- Two Run Creek near Kingston, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02387520. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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