Flood Monitoring
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, operates a Flood Monitoring System in the Flint River Basin. This system is a network of automated river stage stations (eleven are shown in this report) that transmit stage data through satellite and telephone telemetry to the USGS Georgia District Office in Atlanta. During floods the public and emergency response agencies use this information to make decisions about road closures, evacuations, and other public safety issues. The emergency phone number for your area is listed in the local flood emergency phone numbers section.
This picture shows a typical flood-monitoring gage composed of a water stilling well and a gage house that shelters stage-recording equipment atop the stilling well. Gages are normally mounted to bridges where the river stage data are transmitted to the Georgia District Office in Atlanta.
