Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE, TN
River level and flood forecast · Meigs County
Normal0.4 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 70 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (January 7, 1946) | 23.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftWATER WOULD LIKELY BE OVER THE HIGHWAY 58 BRIDGE.
- 17 ftTHE CHURCH'S LOWER LEVEL IS FLOODED. WATER CROSSES HIGHWAY 58.
- 15 ftWATER BEGINS TO THREATEN A NEARBY CHURCH AND HIGHWAY 58.
- 10 ftWATER COMES SLIGHTLY OUT OF BANKS. NO KNOWN DAMAGE OCCURS AT THIS STAGE.
Highest crests on record
- 23.97 ft — January 7, 1946
- 17.3 ft — February 11, 1994
- 17.15 ft — April 11, 1994
- 16.48 ft — February 23, 2019
- 15.68 ft — February 6, 2004
Recent crests: 14.76 ft (February 23, 2022) · 15.45 ft (April 13, 2020) · 16.48 ft (February 23, 2019) · 12.26 ft (December 2, 2015) · 10.47 ft (January 16, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SEET1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.