Muckalee Creek near Leesburg (SR 195), GA
River level and flood forecast · Lee County
Normal6.2 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 6.8 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to fall to 5.4 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 339 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (July 7, 1994) | 29.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29 ftThis is the record flood from Tropical Storm Alberto. Catastrophic flooding will occur throughout the basin.
- 21 ftWater will reach the road on the highway 195 bridge.
- 17 ftWater will reach the bottom of the highway 195 bridge. Significant flooding occurs along the creek from east of Leesburg to the Dougherty County line affecting numerous subdivisions.
- 15 ftSeveral homes in subdivisions along the creek in the vicinity of Forrester Parkway and further south to the Dougherty County line will flood.
- 14 ftWater will cross North Hampton Road in the 700 block. Additional inundation occurs along the creek further downstream.
- 13 ftSubstantial lowland flooding will occur along the creek. Water will flood one residence on North Hampton Road.
- 11 ftMuckalee Creek will reach bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 29.1 ft — July 7, 1994
- 17.06 ft — March 9, 1998
- 16.39 ft — March 5, 2020
- 16.32 ft — March 29, 2005
- 14.96 ft — December 16, 2009
Recent crests: 14 ft (March 10, 2024) · 12.2 ft (February 14, 2024) · 13.36 ft (September 18, 2020) · 16.39 ft (March 5, 2020) · 13.47 ft (February 8, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamMuckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus, GA
- DownstreamMuckalee Creek at Forrester Parkway Bridge, GA
- Kinchafoonee Creek at 11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County, GA
- Kinchafoonee Creek at Century Road Bridge, GA
- Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32), GA
- Flint River (GA) at Albany, GA
- Chickasawhatchee Creek near Albany on Gillionville Rd., GA
- Spring Creek near Leary at Chickasawhatchee Rd., GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MCKG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.