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Mill Creek at Dalton

Highest listed crest 14.74 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft10 crests since 1950

The Mill Creek at Dalton crested above flood stage 5 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 14.74 ft on April 13, 2020, was moderate flooding, 3.74 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.74 ft
April 13, 2020; 3,196 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2024
12.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Whitfield County
Near Dalton (1.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mill Creek at Dalton
Action stage9.03Sep 6, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.04May 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Apr 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mill Creek at Dalton, 1950 to 2024 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Sep 8, 1950: 8.10 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1951: 8.39 ft, below flood stageSep 14, 2007: 9.83 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 10.35 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2011: 10.17 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2014: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,972 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,152 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 11.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,812 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 14.74 ft, moderate flooding; 3,196 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2024: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,168 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.74 ft, Apr 13, 2020 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mill Creek at Dalton 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 3 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Mill Creek at Dalton
1Apr 13, 202014.74+3.74Moderate3,196
2May 9, 202412.17+1.17Minor2,168
3Dec 26, 201512.13+1.13Minor2,152
4Sep 3, 201411.68+0.68Minor1,972
5Feb 6, 202011.28+0.28Minor1,812
6Sep 21, 200910.35−0.65Action1,480
7Sep 6, 201110.17−0.83Action1,430
8Sep 14, 20079.83−1.17Action1,320
9Mar 29, 19518.39−2.61Below flood stage—
10Sep 8, 19508.10−2.90Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Whitfield County

Flood gauges in Whitfield County
Keiths Mill Road near Dalton16.025.42 ft, Apr 14, 20200
Sloan Bridge below Dalton18.023.08 ft, Dec 28, 20150
Tilton18.034.00 ft, Apr 1, 18865

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLNG1, 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.