Conasauga River at GA 286 near Eton, GA

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 22 ftWidespread moderate flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands...pasture and fields near the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials will close the bridge to the public.
• 20 ftModerate flooding begins. Widespread flooding expands further into the woodlands...pasture and fields near the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. The water reaches the bottom of the bridge which begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials may close or restrict access to the bridge.
• 18 ftWidespread minor flooding expands further into the woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road. Many locations near the river channel will be under several feet of water.
• 16 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
• 14 ftMinor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...pasture and fields along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
• 12 ftMinor flooding of woodlands...pasture and fields begins along the river...upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.
• 10 ftBankfull and Action Stage is reached along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 286 or Dawnville Road.

Highest crests on record

1. 20.52 ft — March 28, 1994
2. 20.5 ft — February 16, 1990
3. 18.83 ft — May 8, 2003
4. 18.77 ft — April 13, 2020
5. 18.59 ft — March 17, 1973

Recent crests: 12.21 ft (April 7, 2025) · 14.46 ft (February 14, 2025) · 12.08 ft (January 10, 2024) · 13.01 ft (February 24, 2022) · 12.52 ft (February 5, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamConasauga River at Tilton, GA
• Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road near Dalton, GA
• Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
• Mill Creek near Crandall, GA
• Holly Creek near Chatsworth, GA
• Conasauga River at Sloan Bridge below Dalton, GA
• South Chickamauga Creek at Ringgold, GA
• Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel Road near Resaca, GA