Rivers in Georgia

Tallulah River at MATHIS-TERRORA DAM

Rabun County, GeorgiaNWS TERG1Greer office

Below flood stage
1687.5ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
1692.0 ft
Record crest
1692.9 ft1900

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood1696.0 ft
Moderate flood1694.0 ft
Minor flood1692.0 ft
Action1689.0 ft
  1. 3.00 ft3 GATES OPENED WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE TALLULAH RIVER. C
  2. 2.00 ftIF 2 GATES ARE OPENED (equivalent to ~1600 cfs) AT THE MATHIS DAM THEN YOU MAY WANT TO ISSUE FLS. PARTS OF SHADY LANE AND MATHIS DAM ROADS WILL BE FLOODED AND JOY ROAD BRIDGE WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. HIGH WATER EVENT.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 1900.

#DateStage
1January 1, 19001692.9 ft
2May 30, 20181689.8 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 30, 2018: 1689.8 ft
  • January 1, 1900: 1692.9 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.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.