Chattooga River at Hwy 76

The past week

What floods at each level

• 42 ft

  ROAD OVER THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD...BUT IS WELL ABOVE RECORD CREST OF 13.8 FEET.

• 15 ft

  ROADS DOWNSTREAM MAY START TO FLOOD

• 7 ft

  RIVER LEVELS WILL BE VERY HIGH AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR RAFTERS OR ANYONE NEAR THE RIVER.

• 5 ft

  5 INCH BASINWIDE 36 HR RAINFALL CAUSED 4 FT RISE...FROM 1.5 TO 5.5 FEET.

• 4.5 ft

  LEVEL AT WHICH WHITEWATER RAFTING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND RIVER OPERATIONS WILL BE SHUT DOWN. THERE IS A 5 HOUR DELAY IN CREST AFTER CREST AT BURG1.

• 3.5 ft

  GENERAL RAIN OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN 12 HOURS WILL TAKE THE RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. RIVER LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6 FT

• 2.75 ft

  2.75 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 12 HOURS WILL TAKE RIVER TO 4.30 FT

Highest crests on record

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