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Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford

Highest listed crest 23.20 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft40 crests since 1916

The Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2024. The highest, 23.20 ft on July 7, 1994, was major flooding, 12.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.20 ft
July 7, 1994; 53,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
2
52nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 11, 2024
12.71 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, Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford
Action stage8.03Jan 5, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.016Mar 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.019Mar 7, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.02Mar 9, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1916 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, 1916 to 2024 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jul 12, 1916: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1925: 16.20 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1943: 13.90 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1944: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1948: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,230 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1948: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 13.80 ft, moderate flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1961: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 7,570 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1964: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1966: 13.23 ft, moderate flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 13.01 ft, moderate flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1973: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1975: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1976: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1980: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1982: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1991: 13.43 ft, moderate flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1994: 23.20 ft, major flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1995: 13.97 ft, moderate flooding; 9,610 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 19.59 ft, major flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2005: 15.40 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2008: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2008: 14.65 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2009: 13.35 ft, moderate flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2009: 13.52 ft, moderate flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2010: 14.16 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2014: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 10.58 ft, action stage; 6,724 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2016: 9.08 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2017: 8.32 ft, action stage; 4,656 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2017: 13.82 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2018: 13.02 ft, moderate flooding; 9,315 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2020: 13.78 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 14.89 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2024: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2024: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,821 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.20 ft, Jul 7, 1994 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 4 1950s: 0 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 5 2010s: 5 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford
1Jul 7, 199423.20+12.20Major53,000
2Mar 9, 199819.59+8.59Major22,800
3Jul 12, 191617.20+6.20Moderate15,500
4Jan 21, 192516.20+5.20Moderate13,800
5Mar 30, 200515.40+4.40Moderate12,400
6Jan 27, 197815.08+4.08Moderate11,900
7Mar 7, 202014.89+3.89Moderate11,600
8Dec 13, 200814.65+3.65Moderate11,300
9Jan 23, 201014.16+3.16Moderate10,600
10Feb 13, 199513.97+2.97Moderate9,610
11Jan 21, 194313.90+2.90Moderate10,100
12Jan 24, 201713.82+2.82Moderate10,200
13Apr 6, 196013.80+2.80Moderate9,960
14Feb 9, 202013.78+2.78Moderate10,100
15Dec 17, 200913.52+2.52Moderate9,320
16Mar 5, 199113.43+2.43Moderate9,710
17Apr 4, 200913.35+2.35Moderate9,110
18Mar 6, 196613.23+2.23Moderate9,480
19Dec 4, 201813.02+2.02Moderate9,315
20Apr 2, 197013.01+2.01Moderate9,210
21Apr 17, 194413.00+2.00Moderate9,000
22Mar 11, 202412.71+1.71Minor8,821
23Apr 9, 201412.63+1.63Minor8,540
24Apr 16, 197512.51+1.51Minor8,660
25Feb 14, 202412.43+1.43Minor8,900
26Feb 3, 197312.42+1.42Minor8,560
27Jul 12, 194812.30+1.30Minor8,230
28Apr 17, 196112.00+1.00Minor7,900
29Dec 28, 196412.00+1.00Minor8,600
30Feb 26, 197911.91+0.91Minor8,010
31Dec 9, 194811.80+0.80Minor7,680
32Nov 30, 197611.79+0.79Minor7,890
33Mar 14, 198011.79+0.79Minor7,890
34Feb 27, 201311.71+0.71Minor7,810
35Mar 5, 196411.70+0.70Minor7,570
36Aug 27, 200811.55+0.55Minor7,660
37Feb 5, 198211.27+0.27Minor7,370
38Feb 5, 201610.58−0.42Action6,724
39Apr 4, 20169.08−1.92Action5,200
40Jan 5, 20178.32−2.68Action4,656

The worst floods along the Ichawaynochaway Creek

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

March 9, 1998: 19.59 ft here, major flooding

March 30, 2005: 15.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ElModelGA · Mar 30, 2005 · 23.58 ft · Moderate
  • MorganGA · Mar 28, 2005 · 16.38 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Ichawaynochaway Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Ichawaynochaway Creek
MorganGA14.017.07 ft, Jan 20, 19430
Milford this gaugeGA11.023.20 ft, Jul 7, 19942
ElModelGA18.031.19 ft, Mar 10, 19981
GA-91 11 miles SW of NewtonGA17.033.30 ft, Mar 11, 19981

Other gauges in Baker County

Flood gauges in Baker County
ElModel10.020.00 ft, Jul 8, 19940
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
ElModel18.031.19 ft, Mar 10, 19981

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLFG1, 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.