| 30.6 | Solid Waste Department floods just west of College Avenue Bridge. | | 27.2 | Apartments downstream of College Avenue Bridge flood. | | 25.6 | College Avenue Bridge floods. | | 24.1 | This was the record crest of the North Oconee at Athens May 27... 1966. Widespread flooding occurs to roads and homes. | | 23.7 | Intersection of College Avenue and MLK floods. | | 23.5 | Greenway Parking lot starts flooding. | | 23.2 | Significant flooding of MLK begins. | | 23.0 | Major flooding begins. Extensive damage occurs to homes and mobile homes located in the flood plain of the river. Many roads and highways will be flooded as well as the failure of small dams in the area. | | 20.0 | Moderate flooding begins. Sewage treatment plant begins to experience flood damage. Waters also begins to enter the backyards of some homes. | | 19.0 | This is the flood stage level which results in mainly bottom land flooding. | | 10.0 | Bankfull is reached. Water begins to come out of the bank and flood the lowest areas near the river. Greenway path begins to flood. |
|
1) 27.40 ft on 05/27/1966
2) 26.40 ft on 06/28/1963
3) 26.20 ft on 06/04/1967
4) 23.00 ft on 03/05/1929
5) 22.50 ft on 10/02/1929
|
1) 0.50 ft on 10/20/1988
2) 2.91 ft on 10/02/2007
3) 2.96 ft on 09/09/2007
|
|
