Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16), GA
River level and flood forecast · Decatur County
Normal4.9 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 11.1 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 319 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (March 10, 1998) | 24.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24.4 ftFlood of record in 1998 on Spring Creek.
- 22 ftMany homes along Spring Creek become subject to flooding.
- 20 ftAccess to many homes cut off along Spring Creek in Miller, Decatur and Seminole Counties.
- 18 ftFlood waters approach homes near Yates Road and Smith Landing.
- 16 ftSpring Creek begins to overflow low lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 24.4 ft — March 10, 1998
- 20.75 ft — March 30, 2009
- 20.56 ft — April 4, 2009
- 19.95 ft — July 8, 1994
- 19.43 ft — April 12, 1975
Recent crests: 16.87 ft (March 12, 2024) · 17.5 ft (February 15, 2024) · 15.5 ft (March 9, 2020) · 17.63 ft (February 10, 2020) · 17.9 ft (December 5, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSpring Creek above Colquitt, GA
- DownstreamSpring Creek near Reynoldsville St. Park (SR 253), GA
- Flint River (GA) at Bainbridge (US 27), GA
- Flint River (GA) at Riverview Plantation, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at GA-91 11 miles SW of Newton, GA
- Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek near ElModel, GA
- Apalachicola River at Woodruff Dam, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (IRCG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.