Rivers in Georgia

Kinchafoonee Creek at 11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County

Terrell County, GeorgiaNWS DSNG1USGS 02350900Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
2.75ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 4:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Forecast crest
2.60 ftWed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM EDT
Record crest
26.56 ft1994

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.50 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 27.50 ftWater will enter the floor of the gage house.
  2. 26.00 ftHistoric flooding throughout the Kinchafoonee Creek Basin. The creek expands to more than 1 mile wide south of Century Road. Widespread and deep inundation of houses continues south of Century Road Bridge.
  3. 24.00 ftGeorgia Highway 32 and Century Road flood at this level. Catastrophic flooding continues downstream affecting many residences.
  4. 22.00 ftPinewood Road floods west of the bridge. Flooding continues to expand south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded, some significantly.
  5. 20.50 ftMajor flooding south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded as far east as Foxworth Drive. Access into the area near the creek is impossible.
  6. 18.00 ftSignificant flooding occurs south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded with flood waters approaching Carowind Drive.
  7. 16.00 ftCreekside Drive is flooded in numerous areas. Access south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road may be impossible above this level. Several homes of Creekside Drive flood at this level.
  8. 15.00 ftWidespread flooding of wooded areas and farmland continues downstream of the gauge. Further downstream, water crosses the 400 block of Creekside Drive. Water moves into the backyards of numerous homes along Creekside Drive. Flooding increases for areas south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road alongside Creekside Drive.
  9. 13.00 ftWater floods into wooded areas and farmland downstream from the gauge. Further downstream water moves out of the bank along Creekside Drive, especially south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road as well as in the 400 block of Creekside Drive.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Crest history

47 crests on NOAA’s list since 1960.

#DateStage
1July 7, 199426.56 ft
2March 10, 199821.59 ft
3December 25, 201521.00 ft
4March 5, 196620.46 ft
5March 20, 199020.44 ft
6December 7, 197320.03 ft
7March 5, 202019.85 ft
8March 29, 200519.53 ft
9April 6, 196019.45 ft
10December 16, 200918.62 ft
11January 1, 201518.03 ft
12March 10, 202417.12 ft
13March 12, 202417.01 ft
14March 5, 199116.18 ft
15January 5, 201716.07 ft
16April 3, 200915.67 ft
17February 21, 199515.21 ft
18February 8, 202015.15 ft
19February 6, 201615.06 ft
20February 27, 201315.05 ft
21April 22, 201414.93 ft
22January 24, 201714.69 ft
23April 3, 199314.58 ft
24February 12, 199514.51 ft
25April 10, 201414.49 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 12, 2024: 17.01 ft
  • March 10, 2024: 17.12 ft
  • February 16, 2024: 12.60 ft
  • February 13, 2024: 12.73 ft
  • June 16, 2023: 13.19 ft
  • February 2, 2023: 13.40 ft
  • September 20, 2020: 11.76 ft
  • March 5, 2020: 19.85 ft
  • February 23, 2020: 14.42 ft
  • February 8, 2020: 15.15 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.