Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel, GA

River level and flood forecast · Baker County

Normal0.6 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 96 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-5051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 12 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage12 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (July 8, 1994)20 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 20 ft — July 8, 1994
  2. 17.09 ft — March 11, 1998
  3. 12.79 ft — April 5, 2009
  4. 12.62 ft — December 6, 2018
  5. 12.38 ft — January 27, 1978

Recent crests: 11.06 ft (March 13, 2024) · 10.82 ft (February 17, 2024) · 11.67 ft (March 9, 2020) · 9.78 ft (February 11, 2020) · 12.62 ft (December 6, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ELMG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.