Tallulah River above Plum Orchard Rd 6 NW Tiger, GA

River level and flood forecast · Rabun County

Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 17.9 ft below flood stage (20 ft).

Flow: 95 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	26 ft
Moderate flood stage	24 ft
Flood stage	20 ft
Action stage	5 ft
Record crest (May 28, 1973)	12 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

21 ftBACKWATER EFFECTS FROM THE TULLULAH RIVER ON PERSIMMON CREEK MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF HOMES ALONG THE CREEK.
20.5 ftA FEW HOMES DOWNSTREAM OF GAGE ALONG THE RIVER MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD.
10 ft10 FT GAGE STRUCTURE WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED.
5 ftAT 5 FT FRED THOMPSON ROAD SHOULD BE FLOODED. THERE IS ONLY ONE HOME OFF THIS ROAD BUT IT IS ON HIGHER GROUND AND IS LIKELY USED AS VACATION CABIN.
3 ft3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 12 HOURS WILL NOT CAUSE ANY FLOODING.
2.5 ft2.50 IN 3 HOURS DID NOT CAUSE FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST OF THIS GAGE SITE WILL FLOW INTO DICKS, CHASTAIN, MOCCASIN OR WILDCAT CREEKS. THIS AREA IS FOREST LAND AND ONLY HAS 1 ROAD...WILDCAT ROAD.

Highest crests on record

12 ft — May 28, 1973
11.12 ft — October 4, 1964
11.08 ft — September 7, 2004
10.59 ft — September 17, 2004
10.36 ft — May 15, 1976

Recent crests: 7.79 ft (September 27, 2024) · 8.7 ft (August 3, 2018) · 7.91 ft (May 30, 2018) · 4.5 ft (August 11, 2017) · 6.93 ft (December 29, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Rabun County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 02178400

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TRTG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.