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Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE

Highest listed crest 23.97 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft11 crests since 1946

The Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1946 to 2022. The highest, 23.97 ft on January 7, 1946, was major flooding, 13.97 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.97 ft
January 7, 1946; 23,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
February 23, 2022
14.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Meigs County
Near Athens (11.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.04Feb 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.06Apr 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Jan 7, 1946Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1946 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE, 1946 to 2022 10152025ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jan 7, 1946: 23.97 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1994: 17.30 ft, moderate flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1994: 17.15 ft, moderate flooding; 9,570 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2003: 15.35 ft, moderate flooding; 7,992 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 15.68 ft, moderate flooding; 8,267 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,822 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2013: 10.47 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 2015: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,718 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2019: 16.48 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 2020: 15.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 2022: 14.76 ft, minor flooding Highest, 23.97 ft, Jan 7, 1946 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Sewee Creek at Decatur 5NE
1Jan 7, 194623.97+13.97Major23,900
2Feb 11, 199417.30+7.30Moderate9,740
3Apr 11, 199417.15+7.15Moderate9,570
4Feb 23, 201916.48+6.48Moderate—
5Feb 6, 200415.68+5.68Moderate8,267
6Apr 13, 202015.45+5.45Moderate—
7May 6, 200315.35+5.35Moderate7,992
8Feb 23, 202214.76+4.76Minor—
9Dec 2, 201512.26+2.26Minor5,718
10Sep 17, 200410.91+0.91Minor4,822
11Jan 16, 201310.47+0.47Minor—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEET1, 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.