Floods and the South Atlantic Water Science Center
Floods and the South Atlantic Water Science Center
We present USGS tools, websites, publications, and other resources for monitoring, studying, and communicating flood information.
Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina flood related information.
Flooding Resources
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina flood topics.
Georgia:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
- Epic Sept. 2009 flood information
- 1977 Toccoa flood
North Carolina:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
- Tar River Basin Flood-Inundation Mapping
- Flood Frequency Statistics
- Peak Stage Bar Graphs
South Carolina:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
The USGS FloodWatch website is a map-based resource from USGS WaterWatch that gives users hourly visual updates for flood conditions at over 3000 locations across the United States. Learn how to use FloodWatch.
► USGS FloodWatch: Georgia || North Carolina || South Carolina || USA
USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Program
The USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Program (FIM) partners with local communities and other government agencies to develop and validate flood inundation map libraries. Click the title above to visit the USGS FIM website and learn more about available tools. Completed projects are collected on the USGS National Flood Inundation Mapper, brought to you by the USGS Wisconsin Internet Mapping Group (WiM). Click the image on the left to go straight to the Mapper.
The USGS operates an event-based mobile storm-surge sensor network to capture information about coastal and inland storm tides. Click the title above to learn more about the USGS Short-Term Network, or click the image at left to go straight to the USGS Flood Event Viewer.
The National Water Information System (NWIS) is the USGS water data portal where you can find a wealth of historic and real-time data related to floods. Click the image at left or the title above to go to the NWIS website where you can query for peak streamflow data by station, State, or region. Or, click here to go to the main NWIS page for a broader range of data.
► Peak Streamflow Data: Georgia || North Carolina || South Carolina || USA
The National Water Information System (NWIS) is the USGS water data portal where you can find a wealth of historic and real-time data related to floods. Click the image at left or the title above to go to the NWIS website where you can query for peak streamflow data by station, State, or region. Or, click here to go to the main NWIS page for a broader range of data.
Poster: 100-Year Flood--It's All About Chance
How can a 100-year flood strike twice in 15 years? This is a downloadable poster discussing the meaning and use of probability language in flood characterization.
The USGS StreamStats website is a GIS-based web tool for estimating streamflows at gaged and ungaged locations. Features similar to the NSS program are presented to users with no programs to install. Users can visit the StreamStats website linked here and click on a stream location on the interactive map to compute estimated streamflows for floods and other statistics. Additional statistics at gaged locations are also presented.
Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina flood related information.
Flooding Resources
Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina flood topics.
Georgia:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
- Epic Sept. 2009 flood information
- 1977 Toccoa flood
North Carolina:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
- Tar River Basin Flood-Inundation Mapping
- Flood Frequency Statistics
- Peak Stage Bar Graphs
South Carolina:
- Map: Flood and high flows
- Data table: Locations above flood stages
- Map: Current streamflow conditions vs historical streamflows
The USGS FloodWatch website is a map-based resource from USGS WaterWatch that gives users hourly visual updates for flood conditions at over 3000 locations across the United States. Learn how to use FloodWatch.
► USGS FloodWatch: Georgia || North Carolina || South Carolina || USA
USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Program
The USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Program (FIM) partners with local communities and other government agencies to develop and validate flood inundation map libraries. Click the title above to visit the USGS FIM website and learn more about available tools. Completed projects are collected on the USGS National Flood Inundation Mapper, brought to you by the USGS Wisconsin Internet Mapping Group (WiM). Click the image on the left to go straight to the Mapper.
The USGS operates an event-based mobile storm-surge sensor network to capture information about coastal and inland storm tides. Click the title above to learn more about the USGS Short-Term Network, or click the image at left to go straight to the USGS Flood Event Viewer.
The National Water Information System (NWIS) is the USGS water data portal where you can find a wealth of historic and real-time data related to floods. Click the image at left or the title above to go to the NWIS website where you can query for peak streamflow data by station, State, or region. Or, click here to go to the main NWIS page for a broader range of data.
► Peak Streamflow Data: Georgia || North Carolina || South Carolina || USA
The National Water Information System (NWIS) is the USGS water data portal where you can find a wealth of historic and real-time data related to floods. Click the image at left or the title above to go to the NWIS website where you can query for peak streamflow data by station, State, or region. Or, click here to go to the main NWIS page for a broader range of data.
Poster: 100-Year Flood--It's All About Chance
How can a 100-year flood strike twice in 15 years? This is a downloadable poster discussing the meaning and use of probability language in flood characterization.
The USGS StreamStats website is a GIS-based web tool for estimating streamflows at gaged and ungaged locations. Features similar to the NSS program are presented to users with no programs to install. Users can visit the StreamStats website linked here and click on a stream location on the interactive map to compute estimated streamflows for floods and other statistics. Additional statistics at gaged locations are also presented.