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Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome

Highest listed crest 37.50 ftFlood stage 32.0 ft19 crests since 1938

The Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome crested above flood stage 13 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2025. The highest, 37.50 ft on April 9, 1938, was moderate flooding, 5.50 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Etowah River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.50 ft
April 9, 1938; 46,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
32.0 ft
Major flooding from 40.0 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 14, 2025
32.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Floyd County
Near Rome (4.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome
Action stage28.06Jul 12, 2005The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)32.07Feb 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.06Feb 4, 1998Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage40.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1938 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome, 1938 to 2025 28303234363840ft Flood stage 32.0 ftMajor 40.0 ft Apr 9, 1938: 37.50 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 32.10 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1946: 36.20 ft, moderate flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 36.70 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1948: 37.40 ft, moderate flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 30.10 ft, action stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1964: 33.25 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1982: 32.81 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 36.77 ft, moderate flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1994: 30.70 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 31.17 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 28.97 ft, action stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1998: 36.05 ft, moderate flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2001: 28.20 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2003: 33.44 ft, minor flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2005: 29.81 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2019: 32.04 ft, minor flooding; 22,413 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 32.37 ft, minor flooding; 22,836 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 32.17 ft, minor flooding; 22,578 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.50 ft, Apr 9, 1938 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 4 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 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, Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome
1Apr 9, 193837.50+5.50Moderate46,500
2Nov 30, 194837.40+5.40Moderate35,700
3Mar 17, 199036.77+4.77Moderate33,800
4Jan 21, 194736.70+4.70Moderate28,900
5Jan 9, 194636.20+4.20Moderate36,900
6Feb 4, 199836.05+4.05Moderate27,900
7Mar 6, 200333.44+1.44Minor24,300
8Feb 26, 196433.25+1.25Minor29,500
9Feb 4, 198232.81+0.81Minor30,100
10Mar 26, 202132.37+0.37Minor22,836
11Feb 14, 202532.17+0.17Minor22,578
12Dec 30, 194232.10+0.10Minor29,000
13Feb 22, 201932.04+0.04Minor22,413
14Jan 27, 199631.17−0.83Action25,800
15Mar 30, 199430.70−1.30Action25,200
16Feb 22, 196130.10−1.90Action23,700
17Jul 12, 200529.81−2.19Action19,600
18May 3, 199728.97−3.03Action16,300
19Mar 20, 200128.20−3.80Action17,300

The worst floods along the Etowah River

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

April 9, 1938: 37.50 ft here, moderate flooding

November 30, 1948: 37.40 ft here, moderate flooding

March 17, 1990: 36.77 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CantonGA · Mar 17, 1990 · 25.33 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Etowah River

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

Flood gauges on the Etowah River
GA 136 near LandrumGA14.016.01 ft, Mar 26, 20210
GA 9 near DawsonvilleGA13.016.20 ft, Jan 7, 19460
Kelly Bridge Road near MattGA19.020.20 ft, Feb 6, 20200
CantonGA16.026.70 ft, Jan 7, 19462
Allatoona Lake near CartersvilleGA860.0861.19 ft, Apr 10, 19640
Allatoona Dam above CartersvilleGA9.020.80 ft, Jan 1, 19464
GA 61 near CartersvilleGA18.037.00 ft, Apr 1, 188613
KingstonGA20.031.00 ft, Dec 11, 19193
GA 1 Loop near Rome this gaugeGA32.037.50 ft, Apr 9, 19380

Other gauges in Floyd County

Flood gauges in Floyd County
Old Dalton Road near Rome19.025.56 ft, Dec 27, 20150
Mayos Bar Lock and Dam near Rome24.043.00 ft, Apr 1, 188611
Armuchee8.010.08 ft, Sep 5, 20220
US 27 at Rome25.040.30 ft, Apr 1, 188615
Rome30.035.70 ft, Feb 20, 19900

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROEG1, 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.