Tallulah River at BURTON DAM

Highest listed crest 1,867.35 ftFlood stage 1,867.0 ft2 crests since 2015

The Tallulah River at BURTON DAM crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2018. The highest, 1,867.35 ft on December 29, 2015, was minor flooding, 0.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,867.35 ft; December 29, 2015
Flood stage: 1,867.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,872.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 30, 2018; 1,867.10 ft, minor flooding
Location: Rabun County; Georgia
Identifiers: NWS TIGG1; 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, Tallulah River at BURTON DAM

Action stage	1,866.6	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,867.0	2	May 30, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,870.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,872.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2015 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Tallulah River at BURTON DAM

1	Dec 29, 2015	1,867.35	+0.35	Minor	—
2	May 30, 2018	1,867.10	+0.10	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Tallulah River

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

May 30, 2018: 1,867.10 ft here, minor flooding

NACOOCHEE DAMGA · May 30, 2018 · 1,756.78 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Tallulah River

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

Flood gauges on the Tallulah River

BURTON DAM this gauge	GA	1,867.0	1,867.35 ft, Dec 29, 2015	0
MATHIS-TERRORA DAM	GA	1,692.0	1,692.90 ft, Jan 1, 1900	0
NACOOCHEE DAM	GA	1,756.0	1,765.60 ft, Jan 1, 1900	1
TALLULAH FALLS DAM	GA	1,501.0	1,505.20 ft, Jan 1, 1900	0

Other gauges in Rabun County

Flood gauges in Rabun County

Burrells Ford	7.0	8.53 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
MATHIS-TERRORA DAM	1,692.0	1,692.90 ft, Jan 1, 1900	0
NACOOCHEE DAM	1,756.0	1,765.60 ft, Jan 1, 1900	1
TALLULAH FALLS DAM	1,501.0	1,505.20 ft, Jan 1, 1900	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TIGG1, 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.