Toccoa River near Dial, GA
River level and flood forecast · Fannin County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 227 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (November 30, 1906) | 18.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftA catastrophic and massive flood will affect homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be four feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge and damage homes. Flood waters will be 1 to 6 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road...Shallowford Bridge Road...Old Dial Road and Aska Road will be flooded.
- 19 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding affecting the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be two feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 4 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road and Shallowford Bridge Road will begin to flood.
- 17 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding affects the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be topping the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 2 feet in some homes along the river.
- 16 ftSignificant flooding expands into the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be hitting the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and the bridge should not be crossed. The water will begin to flood some homes along the river.
- 15 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will reach the bottom of the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and the bridge should not be crossed. Flood waters will begin to approach the foundations of some of the homes along the river.
- 14 ftMinor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will be up to two feet deep in the yards of the homes with possible erosion.
- 12 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins with rapid flowing water in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge.
- 9 ftRapid flowing high water will cause bankfull conditions in the woodlands and yards of homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road around 1.5 miles upstream from the Shallowford Bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 18.5 ft — November 30, 1906
- 13.73 ft — August 23, 1967
- 11.2 ft — March 11, 1952
- 11.19 ft — March 4, 1979
- 10.91 ft — December 24, 2015
Recent crests: 10.73 ft (August 17, 2021) · 8.05 ft (February 6, 2020) · 10.91 ft (December 24, 2015) · 9.25 ft (January 27, 1996) · 10.13 ft (February 16, 1990)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HURG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.