Alcovy River at New Hope Road near Grayson

The past week

What floods at each level

• 15 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gage at New Hope Road. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The flood water will be around one foot deep over the road and county officials will have the bridge closed. The high water will likely affect the performance of the USGS gaging equipment near the bridge.

• 14 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gage at New Hope Road. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The water will begin to flood the road and county officials will likely close the bridge. Also the water level reaches the bottom of the USGS gaging equipment near the bridge.

• 13 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials may need to close the bridge.

• 12 ft

  Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. The bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials may need to close the bridge.

• 11 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road. The water level reaches the bottom of the bridge. County officials may need to close the bridge due to erosion to the banks on the sides of the bridge.

• 10 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road.

• 9 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road.

• 7 ft

  Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the river gauge at New Hope Road.

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