Hiwassee River at Riverside Drive near Hiawassee

1. 14.00 ftMajor flood stage is reached. Extensive flooding expands into fields and woodlands near the river. Numerous trailer homes in the Enchanted Valley Resort...around one mile downstream and on the right bank of the stream gage on Riverside Drive...will be flooded. Access roads in the resort will be flooded under at least two feet of water. Evacuations of most residents will be necessary. The water level will top Riverside Drive bridge and it will be closed by county officials.
2. 12.00 ftModerate flood stage is reached. Flooding continues to expand into fields and woodlands near the river. Several trailer homes in the Enchanted Valley Resort...around one mile downstream and on the right bank of the stream gage on Riverside Drive...will have water beginning to get into the homes. Access roads in the resort will begin to flood. Evacuations of some residents may be necessary. The water level will reach the bottom of the Riverside Drive bridge and it may be closed by county officials.
3. 11.00 ftMinor flooding continues and expands into fields and woodlands near the river. Smaller creeks and tributaries flowing into the river begin to back up. Several trailer homes on the south end of the Enchanted Valley Resort will begin to have water under them and may damage some outbuildings or sheds.
4. 10.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of fields and woodlands occurs in the natural flood plain. The water level gets very close to trailer homes in the Enchanted Valley Resort on the right bank and downstream from the stream gage on Riverside Drive.
5. 9.00 ftBankfull conditions continue with water beginning to spread into the natural flood plain. The high water begins to affect backyards of trailer homes near the river in the Enchanted Valley Resort.
6. 8.00 ftBankfull is reached with rapidly moving high water.

Most recent crests

• September 27, 2024: 10.14 ft
• August 17, 2021: 10.87 ft
• March 26, 2021: 10.52 ft
• October 29, 2020: 10.85 ft
• May 30, 2018: 11.22 ft
• December 29, 2015: 10.36 ft
• October 2, 2012: 9.51 ft
• November 28, 2011: 8.89 ft
• April 16, 2011: 8.11 ft
• July 8, 2009: 9.00 ft

• DownstreamHiwassee River at Streak Hill Road near Hiawassee
• Hiwassee River at Chatuge Dam near Hayesville
• Tallulah River at Plum Orchard Rd 6 NW Tiger
• Tallulah River at BURTON DAM
• Nottely River at Blairsville
• Nottely River at Blairsville
• Chattahoochee River at Helen
• Hiwassee River at Hayesville

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. The above river forecast includes future rainfall. Forecast stages may be different if the rainfall does not occur.

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.