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Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud

Highest listed crest 34.20 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft38 crests since 1942

The Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud crested above flood stage 37 times among the 38 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1942 to 2021. The highest, 34.20 ft on March 30, 1951, was moderate flooding, 9.20 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Coosawattee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.20 ft
March 30, 1951; 40,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major
0
37 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 27, 2021
27.97 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gordon County
Near Calhoun (7.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud
Action stage22.01May 7, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.035Mar 27, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.02Jan 17, 1954Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage38.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

38 crests from 1942 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud, 1942 to 2021 2025303540ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 38.0 ft Feb 18, 1942: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 30.70 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1946: 32.70 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 31.80 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1948: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 31.60 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1950: 31.40 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 34.20 ft, moderate flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1954: 33.30 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1955: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1956: 25.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 31.00 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1961: 31.70 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1963: 30.10 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1964: 31.90 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1965: 25.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1966: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1968: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1969: 27.70 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1972: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1973: 29.74 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1974: 26.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 27.08 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 27.93 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 30.07 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1980: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 28.77 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 29.55 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 28.11 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1998: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2003: 24.23 ft, action stage; 9,240 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2009: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,562 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 27.01 ft, minor flooding; 13,696 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 25.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,902 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2021: 27.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,193 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.20 ft, Mar 30, 1951 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud 1940s: 7 1950s: 7 1960s: 8 8 1970s: 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 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, Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel / Redbud
1Mar 30, 195134.20+9.20Moderate40,200
2Jan 17, 195433.30+8.30Moderate35,200
3Feb 11, 194632.70+7.70Minor32,000
4Mar 26, 196431.90+6.90Minor32,000
5Jan 21, 194731.80+6.80Minor19,400
6Dec 13, 196131.70+6.70Minor28,200
7Nov 29, 194831.60+6.60Minor26,700
8Mar 14, 195031.40+6.40Minor26,200
9Apr 6, 195731.00+6.00Minor24,600
10Dec 30, 194230.70+5.70Minor23,300
11Mar 7, 196330.10+5.10Minor21,600
12Mar 4, 197930.07+5.07Minor24,900
13May 29, 197329.74+4.74Minor23,200
14Feb 17, 199029.55+4.55Minor20,600
15Feb 26, 196129.00+4.00Minor18,200
16Mar 5, 196629.00+4.00Minor18,400
17Jan 4, 198228.77+3.77Minor19,800
18Mar 30, 194428.50+3.50Minor15,900
19Jan 27, 199628.11+3.11Minor16,700
20Mar 27, 202127.97+2.97Minor16,193
21Mar 30, 197727.93+2.93Minor17,200
22Feb 8, 195527.80+2.80Minor13,800
23Feb 3, 196927.70+2.70Minor15,000
24Feb 18, 194227.10+2.10Minor13,500
25Mar 12, 195227.10+2.10Minor12,300
26Apr 1, 197627.08+2.08Minor14,700
27Dec 26, 201527.01+2.01Minor13,696
28Jan 11, 196826.80+1.80Minor11,500
29Feb 13, 194826.50+1.50Minor11,300
30Jan 7, 200926.50+1.50Minor12,562
31Jan 12, 197226.20+1.20Minor10,900
32Feb 4, 199826.20+1.20Minor11,900
33Jan 1, 197426.10+1.10Minor11,200
34Mar 9, 198026.03+1.03Minor11,800
35Jan 1, 201625.91+0.91Minor11,902
36Mar 27, 196525.70+0.70Minor10,600
37Apr 17, 195625.30+0.30Minor10,800
38May 7, 200324.23−0.77Action9,240

The worst floods along the Coosawattee River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Coosawattee River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 30, 1951: 34.20 ft here, moderate flooding

January 17, 1954: 33.30 ft here, moderate flooding

February 11, 1946: 32.70 ft here, minor flooding

  • EllijayGA · Feb 10, 1946 · 14.30 ft · Major

Gauges on the Coosawattee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Coosawattee River
EllijayGA8.020.70 ft, Mar 29, 195117
CartersGA20.036.00 ft, Mar 30, 19515
Pine Chapel / Redbud this gaugeGA25.034.20 ft, Mar 30, 19510
Pine Chapel Road near ResacaGA22.030.80 ft, Mar 30, 19510

Other gauges in Gordon County

Flood gauges in Gordon County
Pine Chapel Road near Resaca22.030.80 ft, Mar 30, 19510
Calhoun21.034.15 ft, Feb 19, 19900
Resaca22.036.30 ft, Apr 1, 18863
GA 53 Spur at Calhoun18.020.21 ft, Dec 29, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RDBG1, 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.