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Talking Rock Creek near Hinton

Highest listed crest 15.65 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft8 crests since 1973

The Talking Rock Creek near Hinton crested above flood stage 8 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2024. The highest, 15.65 ft on July 16, 2003, was moderate flooding, 5.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.65 ft
July 16, 2003; 19,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2024
12.25 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pickens County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Talking Rock Creek near Hinton
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.05May 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.03Jul 16, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1973 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Talking Rock Creek near Hinton, 1973 to 2024 10121416ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft May 28, 1973: 15.45 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 14.18 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1982: 13.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1998: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2003: 15.65 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,892 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2021: 13.77 ft, minor flooding; 14,740 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2024: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.65 ft, Jul 16, 2003 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Talking Rock Creek near Hinton 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Talking Rock Creek near Hinton
1Jul 16, 200315.65+5.65Moderate19,000
2May 28, 197315.45+5.45Moderate18,400
3Mar 4, 197914.18+4.18Moderate14,100
4Mar 26, 202113.77+3.77Minor14,740
5Dec 24, 201513.36+3.36Minor13,892
6Apr 17, 199813.29+3.29Minor13,700
7Jan 3, 198213.04+3.04Minor11,800
8May 9, 202412.25+2.25Minor11,700

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TKRG1, 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.