Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground

The past week

What floods at each level

• 25 ft

  Major flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding occurring in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369. Flood waters will top the bridge and erosion may occur on the sides of the embankment. County officals will have it closed. Portions of the road will be under two feet of water.

• 23 ft

  Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369. The water level will be hitting the bridge and erosion may occur on the sides of the embankment. County officals will likely have it closed. The road will begin to flood.

• 21 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369. The water level will reach the bottom of the bridge and county officials may need to close it.

• 19 ft

  Minor flooding expands further into the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369.

• 17 ft

  Minor flooding expands into the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369.

• 15 ft

  Minor flooding continues in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369.

• 13 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369.

• 10 ft

  Bankfull conditions are reached in the fields and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hightower Road or Georgia Highway 369.

Highest crests on record