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Nottely River near Blairsville

Highest listed crest 21.04 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft11 crests since 1952

The Nottely River near Blairsville crested above flood stage 10 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2021. The highest, 21.04 ft on August 23, 1967, was moderate flooding, 7.04 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Nottely River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.04 ft
August 23, 1967; 12,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 26, 2021
16.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Union County
Georgia
Identifiers
NWS BLVG1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nottely River near Blairsville
Action stage11.01Jan 7, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.09Mar 26, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.01Aug 23, 1967Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1952 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nottely River near Blairsville, 1952 to 2021 121416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Mar 11, 1952: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1967: 21.04 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1973: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1976: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 15.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 13.73 ft, action stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2013: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,942 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,146 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2020: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 5,956 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,642 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.04 ft, Aug 23, 1967 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nottely River near Blairsville 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 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, Nottely River near Blairsville
1Aug 23, 196721.04+7.04Moderate12,900
2Mar 11, 195216.78+2.78Minor8,500
3Mar 26, 202116.38+2.38Minor7,642
4Oct 4, 196416.28+2.28Minor7,950
5May 28, 197316.04+2.04Minor7,230
6Dec 24, 201515.78+1.78Minor7,146
7Mar 4, 197915.13+1.13Minor6,770
8May 15, 197614.26+0.26Minor6,080
9Oct 29, 202014.08+0.08Minor5,956
10Jan 30, 201314.06+0.06Minor5,942
11Jan 7, 199813.73−0.27Action5,740

The worst floods along the Nottely River

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

August 23, 1967: 21.04 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BlairsvilleGA · Aug 23, 1967 · 19.04 ft · Moderate · its highest

March 11, 1952: 16.78 ft here, minor flooding

March 26, 2021: 16.38 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Nottely River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Nottely River
Blairsville this gaugeGA14.021.04 ft, Aug 23, 19670
BlairsvilleGA13.019.04 ft, Aug 23, 19670

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County
Blairsville13.019.04 ft, Aug 23, 19670

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLVG1, 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.