Rivers in Georgia

Kettle Creek near Washington

Wilkes County, GeorgiaNWS KETG1USGS 02193340Peachtree City office

Below flood stage
2.87ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 1:45 PM EDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
17.68 ft1989

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood17.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Flooding never seen before expands further into the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road. The USGS gage house will be under water causing a data transmittion loss. The water level will reach the bottom of the bridge.
  2. 18.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road. The water level will be affecting the bottom of the USGS gage house which may cause a data transmission loss.
  3. 17.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road. The water level will be approaching the bottom of the USGS gage house.
  4. 16.00 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road.
  5. 14.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands...fields and pasture along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road.
  6. 11.00 ftBankfull conditions occur upstream and downstream from the gage at Stoney Ridge Road.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 1989.

#DateStage
1October 1, 198917.68 ft
2December 22, 201516.92 ft
3April 7, 202216.66 ft
4September 22, 200916.62 ft
5February 7, 202016.53 ft
6August 17, 199415.57 ft
7February 28, 200915.21 ft
8January 4, 201914.93 ft
9February 11, 199514.82 ft
10December 23, 201514.77 ft
11March 28, 200914.64 ft
12September 27, 202414.48 ft
13June 13, 200114.19 ft
14September 27, 200414.02 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 27, 2024: 14.48 ft
  • April 7, 2022: 16.66 ft
  • February 7, 2020: 16.53 ft
  • January 4, 2019: 14.93 ft
  • December 23, 2015: 14.77 ft
  • December 22, 2015: 16.92 ft
  • September 22, 2009: 16.62 ft
  • March 28, 2009: 14.64 ft
  • February 28, 2009: 15.21 ft
  • September 27, 2004: 14.02 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. Gauge readings unavailable due to low water conditions. The gauge sensor is no longer in the water.

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.