TidalMapSouth Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold, 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 03566700 sits on South Chickamauga Creek and reads everything draining 169 square miles of the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga basin. Its datum sits 725 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2016, 9 years of it.
Normal flows here
South Chickamauga Creek runs a median of 99 cfs at this gauge across 9 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 323 cfs, and October the leanest at 44 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 25,800 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 22 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 273 cfs | 276% |
| Feb | 323 cfs | 326% |
| Mar | 317 cfs | 320% |
| Apr | 217 cfs | 219% |
| May | 150 cfs | 152% |
| Jun | 92 cfs | 93% |
| Jul | 72 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 61 cfs | 62% |
| Sep | 50 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 44 cfs | 44% |
| Nov | 65 cfs | 66% |
| Dec | 128 cfs | 129% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2016 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
South Chickamauga Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 28.1 feet, in April 2020.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 28 ft |
| Major flooding | 30 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | 28.1 ft |
| March 1973 | 27.4 ft |
| March 1951 | 25.3 ft |
| November 1948 | 24.5 ft |
| February 1990 | 22.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCKG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Chickamauga Dam is 14 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Chickamauga Dam 14 miles
Nearby river gauges
- West Chickamauga Creek at GA 146, near Lakeview, GA
- South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, TN
- Friar Branch at Polymer Dr at Chattanooga, TN
- Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah, TN
- Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
- Chattanooga Creek at Ga193, near Flintstone, GA
- Lookout Creek at Mile 2.6 near Wauhatchie, TN
- Mountain Creek near Glendale, TN
- Conasauga River at GA 286, near Eton, GA
- Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road, near Dalton,ga
- North Chickamauga Creek at Mile Straight, TN
- Conasauga River at Tilton, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03566700. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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