Dog River (Georgia)

Dog River (Georgia)
Dog River
River
Country United States
State Georgia
Source
 - location South of Villa Rica, Georgia
 - coordinates 33°41′26″N 84°55′39″W / 33.69056°N 84.9275°W / 33.69056; -84.9275 [1]
Mouth
 - location Chattahoochee River, Georgia
 - coordinates 33°36′14″N 84°47′03″W / 33.60389°N 84.78417°W / 33.60389; -84.78417 [1]
Basin 78 sq mi (202 km2) [2]
Discharge for 33°39'13.7"N 84°49'15.7″W
 - average 125.3 cu ft/s (4 m3/s) [3]

The Dog River is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km)[4] river in Georgia. The river rises south of Villa Rica in Carroll County, flows west into Douglas County, then turns southwestward into Dog River Reservoir. The reservoir, completed in 1992, impounded 1.2 billion US gallons (4,500,000 m3) of water before the dam and water level were increased in 2009.[2] The reservoir serves as a water source for Douglas County. After leaving the reservoir, the Dog River flows into the Chattahoochee River.

2009 flooding

In September 2009, the Dog River watershed, along with most of northern Georgia, experienced heavy rainfall. The Dog River, overwhelmed by large amounts of runoff from saturated ground in the basin, experienced massive flooding. The river crested at 33.83 feet (10.31 m) and had a peak discharge of 59,900 cu ft/s (1,700 m3/s), nearly six times the 100-year flood level.[5] One of the ten deaths associated with the floods in Georgia occurred in the Dog River. A Carroll County resident, Debbie Hooper, was killed when her Jeep Cherokee[disambiguation needed ] was swept off the road by floodwaters.[6]

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