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Chattooga River at Burrells Ford

Highest listed crest 8.53 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft13 crests since 2009

The Chattooga River at Burrells Ford crested above flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 8.53 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.53 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.53 ft
September 27, 2024; 12,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
8.53 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rabun County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chattooga River at Burrells Ford
Action stage5.03Dec 29, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2009 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chattooga River at Burrells Ford, 2009 to 2024 05101520ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Sep 22, 2009: 3.10 ft, below flood stageNov 11, 2009: 3.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2009: 3.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,740 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2009: 3.44 ft, below flood stageDec 25, 2009: 3.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2010: 4.20 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2010: 4.79 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 2011: 5.10 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 5.03 ft, action stageDec 2, 2015: 3.50 ft, below flood stageDec 24, 2015: 4.42 ft, below flood stageDec 29, 2015: 6.43 ft, action stageSep 27, 2024: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.53 ft, Sep 27, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chattooga River at Burrells Ford 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Chattooga River at Burrells Ford
1Sep 27, 20248.53+1.53Minor12,500
2Dec 29, 20156.43−0.57Action—
3Mar 6, 20115.10−1.90Action4,120
4Jul 6, 20135.03−1.97Action—
5Dec 1, 20104.79−2.21Below flood stage—
6Dec 24, 20154.42−2.58Below flood stage—
7Jan 24, 20104.20−2.80Below flood stage—
8Dec 25, 20093.73−3.27Below flood stage2,170
9Dec 2, 20153.50−3.50Below flood stage—
10Dec 9, 20093.44−3.56Below flood stage—
11Dec 2, 20093.40−3.60Below flood stage1,740
12Sep 22, 20093.10−3.90Below flood stage—
13Nov 11, 20093.06−3.94Below flood stage1,340

Other gauges in Rabun County

Flood gauges in Rabun County
BURTON DAM1,867.01,867.35 ft, Dec 29, 20150
MATHIS-TERRORA DAM1,692.01,692.90 ft, Jan 1, 19000
NACOOCHEE DAM1,756.01,765.60 ft, Jan 1, 19001
TALLULAH FALLS DAM1,501.01,505.20 ft, Jan 1, 19000

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BURG1, 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.