Oostanaula River at Calhoun

The past week

What floods at each level

• 37 ft

  Near record flooding occurs with widespread innundation flooding in the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. Flood waters up to 8 feet deep will be affecting the athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road and additional athletic fields near the boat ramp off the Georgia Highway 136 Connector. The water level will reach the bottom of the North River Street bridge and begin to flood portions of the road.

• 35 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread innundation flooding occurs in the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. Flood waters up to 6 feet deep will be affecting the athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road and additional athletic fields near the boat ramp off the Georgia Highway 136 Connector. The water level will be approaching the foundation of a textile mill in Calhoun.

• 34 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 13 feet of water. Flood waters up to 4 feet deep will be affecting the athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road and additional athletic fields near the boat ramp.

• 32 ft

  Significant flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 11 feet of water. Flood waters up to two feet deep will be affecting the athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road and additional athletic fields near the boat ramp.

• 30 ft

  Moderate flooding beings. Significant flooding expands into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 9 feet of water. Flood waters will be approaching athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road and additional athletic fields near the boat ramp.

• 29 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand much further into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 8 feet of water. Flood water will begin to fill in low areas near athletic fields at the Harris River Park on Mauldin Road.

• 27 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 6 feet of water.

• 25 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 4 feet of water.

• 23 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under at least 2 feet of water.

• 21 ft

  Minor flooding begins of woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage behind a water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. A boat ramp and portions of a small parking lot on the upstream and right bank side of the Georgia Highway 136 Connector will be under water.

• 18 ft

  Bankfull is reached upstream and downstream from the river gauge behind the water treatment plant off Mauldin Road. The water level reaches the top of the boat ramp just upstream from the Georgia Highway 136 Connector or North River Street bridge.

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