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Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel

Highest listed crest 20.00 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft29 crests since 1940

The Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel crested above flood stage 27 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2024. The highest, 20.00 ft on July 8, 1994, was moderate flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.00 ft
July 8, 1994; 16,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
27 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2024
11.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Baker County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel
Action stage7.02Feb 11, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.020Mar 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.07Dec 6, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1940 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel, 1940 to 2024 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Feb 21, 1940: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1944: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1946: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1947: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1948: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1948: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1961: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,570 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1973: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1975: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 12.38 ft, moderate flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1979: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,760 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1980: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1983: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1998: 17.09 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2005: 12.23 ft, moderate flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2009: 12.79 ft, moderate flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2010: 12.19 ft, moderate flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2013: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2016: 9.84 ft, action stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2017: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2018: 12.62 ft, moderate flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2020: 9.78 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2020: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,045 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2024: 10.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.00 ft, Jul 8, 1994 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel 1940s: 6 6 1950s: 0 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 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, Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel
1Jul 8, 199420.00+10.00Moderate16,000
2Mar 11, 199817.09+7.09Moderate10,400
3Apr 5, 200912.79+2.79Moderate5,260
4Dec 6, 201812.62+2.62Moderate5,100
5Jan 27, 197812.38+2.38Moderate4,300
6Mar 31, 200512.23+2.23Moderate4,640
7Jan 24, 201012.19+2.19Moderate4,600
8Mar 10, 194811.90+1.90Minor3,630
9Apr 6, 196011.80+1.80Minor3,860
10Apr 2, 197011.76+1.76Minor3,830
11Mar 9, 202011.67+1.67Minor4,045
12Apr 16, 197511.66+1.66Minor3,760
13Mar 1, 201311.65+1.65Minor4,050
14Apr 20, 194411.60+1.60Minor3,240
15Jan 26, 201711.59+1.59Minor3,990
16Feb 21, 194011.50+1.50Minor3,180
17Mar 5, 196411.38+1.38Minor3,570
18Mar 13, 202411.06+1.06Minor3,500
19Feb 3, 197310.93+0.93Minor3,250
20Mar 17, 198010.85+0.85Minor3,210
21Feb 17, 202410.82+0.82Minor3,280
22Apr 17, 196110.70+0.70Minor3,120
23Dec 11, 194810.60+0.60Minor2,700
24Mar 9, 197910.43+0.43Minor2,760
25Mar 12, 194710.20+0.20Minor2,450
26Feb 15, 198310.08+0.08Minor2,750
27May 24, 194610.000.00Minor2,340
28Apr 5, 20169.84−0.16Action2,640
29Feb 11, 20209.78−0.22Action2,620

Other gauges in Baker County

Flood gauges in Baker County
Newton (SR 37)24.045.25 ft, Jul 13, 19942
Riverview Plantation30.051.60 ft, Jul 14, 19942
GA-91 11 miles SW of Newton17.033.30 ft, Mar 11, 19981
Milford11.023.20 ft, Jul 7, 19942
ElModel18.031.19 ft, Mar 10, 19981

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELMG1, 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.