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Cartecay River near Ellijay

Highest listed crest 13.00 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft17 crests since 1938

The Cartecay River near Ellijay crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2024. The highest, 13.00 ft on April 8, 1938, was major flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.00 ft
April 8, 1938; 20,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
2
52nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2024
8.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gilmer County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cartecay River near Ellijay
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.08May 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.07Mar 26, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.02Dec 24, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1938 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cartecay River near Ellijay, 1938 to 2024 68101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Apr 8, 1938: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1946: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1951: 10.40 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1954: 9.60 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1961: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 9.22 ft, moderate flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 9.15 ft, moderate flooding; 9,190 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 9.75 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 8.33 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2013: 10.19 ft, moderate flooding; 9,684 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 11.08 ft, major flooding; 10,863 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 7.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,834 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 9.37 ft, moderate flooding; 9,767 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 7.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,176 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 7.05 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2024: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,253 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.00 ft, Apr 8, 1938 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cartecay River near Ellijay 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 5 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Cartecay River near Ellijay
1Apr 8, 193813.00+6.00Major20,000
2Dec 24, 201511.08+4.08Major10,863
3Mar 29, 195110.40+3.40Moderate12,000
4Aug 1, 201310.19+3.19Moderate9,684
5Mar 4, 19799.75+2.75Moderate10,400
6Jan 16, 19549.60+2.60Moderate10,000
7Mar 26, 20219.37+2.37Moderate9,767
8May 28, 19739.22+2.22Moderate9,100
9Mar 30, 19779.15+2.15Moderate9,190
10Feb 3, 19828.61+1.61Minor7,920
11Dec 12, 19618.53+1.53Minor7,760
12Feb 16, 19908.33+1.33Minor7,500
13May 9, 20248.14+1.14Minor7,253
14Feb 10, 19468.10+1.10Minor6,960
15Sep 1, 20217.37+0.37Minor6,176
16Feb 6, 20207.14+0.14Minor5,834
17Jan 4, 20237.05+0.05Minor—

Other gauges in Gilmer County

Flood gauges in Gilmer County
Ellijay8.020.70 ft, Mar 29, 195117
Talking Rock10.017.84 ft, Dec 24, 20151

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EECG1, 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.