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Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown

Highest listed crest 22.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft12 crests since 1979

The Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2025. The highest, 22.00 ft on March 4, 1979, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.00 ft
March 4, 1979
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
2
52nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
16.31 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Polk County
Near Cedartown (2.1 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.05May 4, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.05Feb 13, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.02Mar 16, 1990Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1979 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown, 1979 to 2025 1416182022ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 4, 1979: 22.00 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1979: 17.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1980: 17.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1989: 15.95 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1990: 18.37 ft, major floodingOct 5, 1995: 17.98 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 1996: 17.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 2003: 15.20 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2011: 15.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,996 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 15.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,438 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2021: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,043 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 16.31 ft, moderate flooding; 4,864 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.00 ft, Mar 4, 1979 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Big Cedar Creek at Georgia Ave at Cedartown
1Mar 4, 197922.00+7.00Major—
2Mar 16, 199018.37+3.37Major—
3Oct 5, 199517.98+2.98Moderate—
4Mar 20, 198017.50+2.50Moderate—
5Jan 27, 199617.10+2.10Moderate—
6Apr 4, 197917.00+2.00Moderate—
7Feb 13, 202516.31+1.31Moderate4,864
8Mar 8, 198915.95+0.95Minor—
9Mar 9, 201115.72+0.72Minor5,996
10Jan 4, 201515.68+0.68Minor4,438
11Mar 6, 200315.20+0.20Minor—
12May 4, 202115.16+0.16Minor4,043

Other gauges in Polk County

Flood gauges in Polk County
Cedartown11.019.40 ft, Mar 5, 19791
US 287 at Rockmart9.015.00 ft, Mar 4, 19791

Polk County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTWG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.