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Cedar Creek near Cedartown

Highest listed crest 19.40 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft8 crests since 1948

The Cedar Creek near Cedartown crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 19.40 ft on March 5, 1979, was major flooding, 8.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.40 ft
March 5, 1979; 17,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
11.69 ft, minor flooding
Location
Polk County
Near Cedartown (4.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS CCDG1
USGS 02397500; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cedar Creek near Cedartown
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.03Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.04Apr 6, 1974Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Mar 5, 1979Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cedar Creek near Cedartown, 1948 to 2025 101214161820ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Nov 28, 1948: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1961: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1962: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1974: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 19.40 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.40 ft, Mar 5, 1979 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cedar Creek near Cedartown 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Cedar Creek near Cedartown
1Mar 5, 197919.40+8.40Major17,000
2Nov 28, 194816.40+5.40Moderate10,800
3Apr 6, 197416.40+5.40Moderate10,800
4Feb 21, 196116.20+5.20Moderate8,400
5Jul 7, 196216.10+5.10Moderate8,300
6Feb 13, 202511.69+0.69Minor5,000
7Jan 4, 201511.42+0.42Minor4,410
8Jan 25, 201011.26+0.26Minor4,330

Other gauges in Polk County

Flood gauges in Polk County
Georgia Ave at Cedartown15.022.00 ft, Mar 4, 19792
US 287 at Rockmart9.015.00 ft, Mar 4, 19791

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CCDG1, 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.