Oostanaula River at Resaca

The past week

What floods at each level

• 36 ft

  Near record flooding occurs with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands...fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway. Downstream in Calhoun...flooding will occur on portions of North and South River Streets. A recreational area on South River Street will flood. Most textile mills in the area will not flood...because these locations have a higher elevation.

• 33.5 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs of the woodlands...fields and pastures along and near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway. Flooding of a textile mill in Calhoun will develop.

• 32 ft

  Significant flooding expands much further into the woodlands...fields and pastures along and near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway. The water level will be approaching the foundation of a textile mill in Calhoun.

• 30 ft

  Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

• 28 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding will expand further into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

• 26 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

• 24 ft

  Minor flooding continues in the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

• 22 ft

  Minor flooding begins in the woodlands...fields and pastures along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

• 19 ft

  Bankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U S Highway 41 or Battlefield Parkway.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 10K-14K cfs

  Bankfull capacity (the amount of water a river can carry without overflowing its banks) at Resaca.

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