Mill Creek at Dalton

1. 18.00 ftExtensive widespread inundation flooding occurs of the water treatment plant property...woodlands and fields...and other areas upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue. The water level tops the bridge and causes erosion to the banks. Large portions of Chattanooga Avenue...Coronet Drive...Chenille Drive and nearby service roads will be flooded one to three feet deep.
2. 17.00 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation flooding of the water treatment plant property...woodlands and fields...and other areas upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue. The water level hits the bridge and may cause erosion to the banks. Portions of Chattanooga Avenue...Coronet Drive...Chenille Drive and nearby service roads will be flooded one to two feet deep.
3. 15.00 ftSignificant flooding continues by the water treatment plant and in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue. The water level hits the bridge and may cause erosion to the banks. County officials will likely have the road closed. Flooding begins on low lying portions of Chattanooga Avenue and services roads nearby.
4. 14.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs by the water treatment plant and in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue. The water level begins to hit the bottom of the bridge and county officials may close it.
5. 13.00 ftMinor flooding continues and expands near the water treatment plant and in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue.
6. 11.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins near the water treatment plant and in the woodlands and fields along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue.
7. 9.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek near the water treatment plant and upstream and downstream from the gage on Chattanooga Avenue.

Most recent crests

• May 9, 2024: 12.17 ft
• April 13, 2020: 14.74 ft
• February 6, 2020: 11.28 ft
• December 26, 2015: 12.13 ft
• September 3, 2014: 11.68 ft
• September 6, 2011: 10.17 ft
• September 21, 2009: 10.35 ft
• September 14, 2007: 9.83 ft
• March 29, 1951: 8.39 ft
• September 8, 1950: 8.10 ft

• Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton
• Conasauga River at GA 286 near Eton
• Conasauga River at Tilton
• Conasauga River at Sloan Bridge below Dalton
• South Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold
• Holly Creek at Chatsworth
• Oostanaula River at Resaca
• Mill Creek at Crandall

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.

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.