TidalMapWest Chickamauga Creek at GA 146, near Lakeview, 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 03567340 sits on West Chickamauga Creek and reads everything draining 148 square miles of the Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga basin. Its datum sits 666 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 16 years of it.
Normal flows here
West Chickamauga Creek runs a median of 104 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 294 cfs, and October the leanest at 52 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,920 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 26 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 252 cfs | 243% |
| Feb | 293 cfs | 283% |
| Mar | 294 cfs | 284% |
| Apr | 218 cfs | 211% |
| May | 132 cfs | 128% |
| Jun | 94 cfs | 90% |
| Jul | 75 cfs | 72% |
| Aug | 64 cfs | 62% |
| Sep | 53 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 52 cfs | 50% |
| Nov | 56 cfs | 55% |
| Dec | 140 cfs | 135% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
West Chickamauga Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.2 feet, in December 2015.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 16 ft |
| Major flooding | 21 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| December 2015 | 14.2 ft |
| April 2020 | 14.2 ft |
| January 2013 | 13.4 ft |
| February 2020 | 13 ft |
| April 2018 | 12.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCKG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Chickamauga Dam is 10 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 10 miles
- Nickajack Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, TN
- South Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold, GA
- Friar Branch at Polymer Dr at Chattanooga, TN
- Chattanooga Creek at Ga193, near Flintstone, GA
- Lookout Creek at Mile 2.6 near Wauhatchie, TN
- Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah, TN
- Mountain Creek near Glendale, TN
- North Chickamauga Creek at Mile Straight, TN
- Lookout Creek near New England, GA
- Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
- Conasauga River at GA 286, near Eton, GA
- Sequatchie River near Whitwell, TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03567340. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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