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Big Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead

Highest listed crest 7.07 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft5 crests since 2003

The Big Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2019. The highest, 7.07 ft on April 19, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.07 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Big Haynes Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.07 ft
April 19, 2019; 1,960 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 19, 2019
7.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockdale County
Near Conyers (5.6 mi), Loganville (7.5 mi), Snellville (9.9 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 Jack Turner Dam near Milstead
Action stage6.03Jan 25, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.01Apr 19, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2003 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead, 2003 to 2019 5678910ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Mar 20, 2003: 6.85 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2005: 6.59 ft, action stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 6.42 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 7.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.07 ft, Apr 19, 2019 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2000s2010s
  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 Jack Turner Dam near Milstead
1Apr 19, 20197.07+0.07Minor1,960
2Mar 20, 20036.85−0.15Action1,820
3Jul 7, 20056.59−0.41Action1,640
4Jan 25, 20106.42−0.58Action1,530
5Sep 17, 20045.59−1.41Below flood stage1,050

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.

April 19, 2019: 7.07 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 Milstead this gaugeGA7.07.07 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Bald Rock Road near MilsteadGA12.022.46 ft, Sep 23, 20091

Other gauges in Rockdale County

Flood gauges in Rockdale County
GA 212 near Conyers9.09.77 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Dial Mill Road near Milstead10.013.13 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Klondike Road near Lithonia12.015.42 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Gees Mill Road near Milstead11.022.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MBHG1, 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.