Cloud Creek near Watson Mill Park

1. 42.00 ftSignificant flooding expands in the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream from the gage near Whitsel Hollow Road. Flood waters will be around 4 feet deep in a picnic area and a EPA monitoring station on the upstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. The water level will be around one foot deep impacting a generator to the EPA structure and the USGS gage house. A transmission data loss will be likely. Large portions of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek will be flooded.
2. 41.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream along the creek from the gage near Whitsel Hollow Road. Flood waters will be around 3 feet deep in a picnic area and a EPA monitoring station on the upstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. The water level reaches the bottom of a generator to the EPA structure and the bottom of the USGS gage house. Large portions of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek will be flooded.
3. 40.00 ftMinor flooding continues to expand in the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream along the creek from the gage near Whitsel Hollow Road. Flood waters will be around two feet deep in a picnic area and a EPA monitoring station on the upstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. Portions of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek will be flooded.
4. 38.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and pasture upstream and downstream along the creek from the gage near Whitsel Hollow Road. The water begins to flood a picnic area and a EPA monitoring station on the upstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. Portions of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek will begin to flood.
5. 36.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream along the creek from the gage near Whitsel Hollow Road. The water reaches the wood deck of an EPA monitoring station on the upstream and left bank from the old wooden bridge. Low lying areas of the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near the creek will begin to flood.

Most recent crests

• December 31, 2015: 42.71 ft

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Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Automatic observations from this river gage have been discontinued due to loss of funding. Contact webmaster at the link below if you can help.

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.