Turkey Creek near Byromville, GA
River level and flood forecast · Dooly County
Normal5.0 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 10 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (July 6, 1994) | 14.29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftRecord flooding expands with a few feet of water covering Georgia Highway 90 and the level reaches the top of the bridge. The bridge will be closed and the USGS gage house will be under water.
- 15 ftMajor flooding begins with several inches of water covering Georgia Highway 90 near the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The bridge will be closed. The water reaches the bottom of the USGS gage house and automated stage readings are unlikely. This level would exceed the record set during Tropical Storm Alberto in 1995.
- 14 ftModerate flooding expands into the woodland areas upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. The bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The bridge will likely be closed. This level is near the record set during Tropical Storm Alberto in 1995.
- 13 ftModerate flooding expands into the woodland areas upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. The bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The bridge may become closed.
- 12 ftModerate flooding begins. Widespread flooding expands into the woodlands upstream and downstream of the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. Creek access roads will be flooded and the water level reaches the bottom of the bridge. The bridge may become closed.
- 11 ftMinor flooding expands into the woodland areas upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. Larger portions of creek access roads will flood.
- 10 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands occurs upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90. Portions of creek access roads and low lying areas will begin to flood.
- 8 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the stream gage on Georgia Highway 90.
Highest crests on record
- 14.29 ft — July 6, 1994
- 13.82 ft — April 1, 1981
- 13.3 ft — March 31, 1970
- 12.78 ft — March 9, 1998
- 12.54 ft — January 13, 1972
Recent crests: 11.03 ft (March 10, 2024) · 10.15 ft (March 9, 2024) · 10.58 ft (February 13, 2024) · 11.44 ft (January 31, 2023) · 10.51 ft (April 7, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma, GA
- Big Indian Creek at US 341 near Clinchfield, GA
- Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus, GA
- Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, GA
- Ocmulgee River at US 341 at Hawkinsville, GA
- Muckalee Creek near Leesburg (SR 195), GA
- Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32), GA
- Kinchafoonee Creek at 11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BVLG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.