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Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus

Highest listed crest 19.50 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft7 crests since 1966

The Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2015. The highest, 19.50 ft on July 6, 1994, was major flooding, 9.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Muckalee Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.50 ft
July 6, 1994; 33,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
July 6, 1994
19.50 ft, major flooding
Location
Sumter County
Near Americus (2.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus
Action stage8.05Dec 25, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Mar 31, 1970Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Jul 6, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1966 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus, 1966 to 2015 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 4, 1966: 9.77 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1970: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1975: 9.16 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 9.51 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1983: 9.41 ft, action stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1994: 19.50 ft, major flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 9.20 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.50 ft, Jul 6, 1994 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Muckalee Creek at Highway 30 near Americus
1Jul 6, 199419.50+9.50Major33,500
2Mar 31, 197011.51+1.51Minor6,320
3Mar 4, 19669.77−0.23Action3,820
4Jan 27, 19789.51−0.49Action3,510
5Mar 6, 19839.41−0.59Action3,390
6Dec 25, 20159.20−0.80Action2,850
7Feb 20, 19759.16−0.84Action3,090

The worst floods along the Muckalee Creek

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

July 6, 1994: 19.50 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Muckalee Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Muckalee Creek
Highway 30 near Americus this gaugeGA10.019.50 ft, Jul 6, 19941
Leesburg (SR 195)GA13.029.10 ft, Jul 7, 19942
Forrester Parkway BridgeGA18.020.55 ft, Mar 11, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MUCG1, 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.