Soque River at GA 197 NR Clarkesville, GA

River level and flood forecast · Habersham County

Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 9.9 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

Flow: 141 cubic feet per second (USGS).

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

Major flood stage	25 ft
Moderate flood stage	19 ft
Flood stage	14 ft
Action stage	11 ft
Record crest (September 20, 2009)	16.52 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

20 ftHOMES NORTH OF THE GAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER WILL BE SURROUNDED BY WATER.
16 ftSOME CULVERTS AND STREETS WILL BE FLOODED.
14 ftPITTS CITY PARK WILL BE FLOODED. THE PARK IS BELOW HIGHWAY 197 IN THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE RIVER.
12 ftRIVER OVERFLOWS BANKS...AND WILL BE IN PITTS CITY PARK. WATER DEPTH IN PARK WILL BE AROUND 1 FT.
10 ftRIVER IS AT BANKFULL NEAR PITTS CITY PARK. NOTHING IS FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL.
3.5 ftBASINWIDE 3 TO 4 INCH RAINFALL CAUSED A 7.5 FEET RISE...FROM 3.5 TO 11 FT.
2.7 ft2.3 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 6 TO 10 HOURS WILL CAUSE THE RIVER TO RISE 5.5 FT. PREVIOUS EVENTS FROM 4.18 TO 9.93 FT.
2.52 ft2.53 BASIN WIDE IN 12- 18 HRS CAUSED A 8 FT RISE IN RIVER
2 ft2 IN ONE HR WILL CAUSE A 1.5 RISE IN DRY PERIOD AND 3 FT RISE WET PERIOD WITH WIDE SPREAD RAIN.
1.64 ft1.65 INCHES IN 4 TO 6 HOURS...RIVER WILL RISE 7.3 FT. STARTED AT 4 FT.
1.2 ftGENERAL RAIN IN BASIN 1.20 IN 3 HOURS CAUSED A 2.5 FT RISE IN DROUGHT SITUATION.
1 ft1.0/ 1 HR WILL CAUSE A RISE OF 1 FT. IF THERE WAS ALSO HEAVY RAIN IN THE HEADWATERS OF 2 INCHES CREST WILL BE HIGHER. CREST WAS ABOUT 6 HOURS AFTER START OF RAIN.

Highest crests on record

16.52 ft — September 20, 2009
16.23 ft — December 28, 2018
16.2 ft — February 6, 2020
15.76 ft — January 9, 2024
15.53 ft — September 27, 2024

Recent crests: 15.53 ft (September 27, 2024) · 15.76 ft (January 9, 2024) · 13.58 ft (February 11, 2020) · 16.2 ft (February 6, 2020) · 16.23 ft (December 28, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Habersham County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 023312495

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CSQG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.