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Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead

Highest listed crest 22.46 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft13 crests since 2003

The Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 22.46 ft on September 23, 2009, was major flooding, 10.46 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.46 ft
September 23, 2009; 12,161 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 14, 2025
13.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Newton County
Near Conyers (3.2 mi), Covington (6.1 mi), Loganville (11.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.010Feb 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.02Dec 25, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Sep 23, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2003 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead, 2003 to 2025 12141618202224ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft May 7, 2003: 17.02 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2004: 12.72 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2009: 22.46 ft, major flooding; 12,161 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,844 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 17.60 ft, moderate flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,542 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,439 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,676 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2020: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,256 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,774 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 12.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,337 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,394 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,432 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.46 ft, Sep 23, 2009 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 2020s: 6 6 2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead
1Sep 23, 200922.46+10.46Major12,161
2Dec 25, 201517.60+5.60Moderate3,650
3May 7, 200317.02+5.02Moderate—
4Apr 20, 201916.89+4.89Minor3,439
5Sep 28, 202416.73+4.73Minor3,394
6Jan 10, 202414.55+2.55Minor2,774
7Feb 7, 202014.20+2.20Minor2,676
8Dec 31, 201513.72+1.72Minor2,542
9Feb 14, 202513.33+1.33Minor2,432
10Mar 7, 202412.99+0.99Minor2,337
11Sep 18, 200412.72+0.72Minor—
12Sep 18, 202012.70+0.70Minor2,256
13Jan 25, 201012.59+0.59Minor5,844

The worst floods along the Big Haynes Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Big Haynes Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 25, 2015: 17.60 ft here, moderate flooding

April 20, 2019: 16.89 ft here, minor flooding

September 28, 2024: 16.73 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Big Haynes Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Big Haynes Creek
Lenora Road near SnellvilleGA10.012.74 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Jack Turner Dam near MilsteadGA7.07.07 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Bald Rock Road near Milstead this gaugeGA12.022.46 ft, Sep 23, 20091

Other gauges in Newton County

Flood gauges in Newton County
Covington12.014.79 ft, Mar 16, 19760
Covington11.022.40 ft, Apr 16, 19363
Rocky Plains Road near Rocky Plains18.022.09 ft, Dec 26, 20150

Newton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BHCG1, 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.