Line Creek at Highway 85 near Senoia, GA

River level and flood forecast · Coweta County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 8.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 27 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 8 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 15 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage15 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage8 ft
Record crest (July 5, 1994)20.1 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 21 ftMajor flooding continues. The water level reaches the bottom of the Georgia Highway 85 bridge. Water begins to cover Georgia Highway 85 just south of the bridge. Extensive flooding continues into the surrounding areas.
  • 20 ftMajor flooding begins. Extensive flooding continues to expand into the surrounding areas. The historical record crest is almost reached.
  • 17 ftModerate flooding continues. The water level reaches the bottom of the bridge supports on Georgia Highway 85. Flooding continues to expand into the agricultural and wooded areas near the creek.
  • 15 ftModerate flooding begins. Flooding continues to expand into the agricultural and wooded areas upstream and downstream from the bridge on Georgia Highway 85.
  • 13.5 ftMinor flooding of the natural flood plain expands further into agricultural and wooded areas. The water level reaches the bottom of the USGS gage house.
  • 10 ftMinor flooding of the natural flood plain begins which primarily affects agricultural and wooded areas. A small dirt utility access road near the Georgia Highway 85 bridge goes underwater.
  • 8 ftBankfull is reached upstream and downstream from the stream gage at the Georgia Highway 85 bridge.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.1 ft — July 5, 1994
  2. 16.8 ft — July 12, 2005
  3. 14.88 ft — November 5, 1977
  4. 14.31 ft — March 1, 1997
  5. 14.02 ft — February 11, 1995

Recent crests: 11.61 ft (February 13, 2025) · 13.02 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.22 ft (April 4, 2024) · 11.48 ft (March 9, 2024) · 12.23 ft (February 13, 2024)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LING1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.