Apalachee River near Fence Road near Dacula

Highest listed crest 8.56 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft4 crests since 1995

The Apalachee River near Fence Road near Dacula crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 2010. The highest, 8.56 ft on September 21, 2009, was minor flooding, 0.56 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.56 ft; September 21, 2009; 2,190 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 21, 2009; 8.56 ft, minor flooding
Location: Gwinnett County; Near Auburn (3.5 mi), Mulberry (3.9 mi), Lawrenceville (6.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS DACG1; USGS 02218565

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Apalachee River near Fence Road near Dacula

Action stage	6.0	3	Jan 24, 2010	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	1	Sep 21, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	16.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1995 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Apalachee River near Fence Road near Dacula

1	Sep 21, 2009	8.56	+0.56	Minor	2,190
2	Jul 1, 2003	6.93	−1.07	Action	962
3	Jan 24, 2010	6.26	−1.74	Action	917
4	Oct 5, 1995	6.21	−1.79	Action	812

Other gauges in Gwinnett County

Flood gauges in Gwinnett County

New Hope Road near Grayson	9.0	14.93 ft, Jun 17, 2003	0
Lenora Road near Snellville	10.0	12.74 ft, Apr 19, 2019	0
Beaver Road near Loganville	9.0	9.69 ft, Dec 24, 2015	0
Norcross	11.0	14.59 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Suwanee	9.0	13.04 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Lee Road near Snellville	9.0	10.91 ft, Jul 7, 2005	0
Graves Road near Norcross	12.0	12.93 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Patterson Road near Lawrenceville	11.0	16.69 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Buford	10.0	10.45 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville	11.0	13.12 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee	8.0	14.30 ft, Sep 21, 2009	1
Club Drive near Lilburn	11.0	15.90 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Bill Cheek Road near Auburn	6.0	7.18 ft, Sep 21, 2002	0
Snellville	23.0	23.75 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DACG1, 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.