Richland Creek at Old Dallas Road near Dallas, GA

River level and flood forecast · Paulding County

Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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

Flood stages

Flood stage8 ft
Action stage6 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftMinor flooding of the natural floodplain continues upstream and downstream of the gage near Old Dallas Road. Water surrounding the wooden USGS platform will be two feet deep.
  • 8 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the natural floodplain upstream and downstream of the gage near Old Dallas Road occurs. Flood waters reach the bottom of the wooden USGS gage platform.
  • 6 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream of the gage near Old Dallas Road.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RCDG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.