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Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road near Snellville

Highest listed crest 12.74 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft15 crests since 2003

The Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road near Snellville crested above flood stage 14 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2025. The highest, 12.74 ft on April 19, 2019, was moderate flooding, 2.74 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
12.74 ft
April 19, 2019; 2,180 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
14 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 10, 2025
10.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gwinnett County
Near Snellville (3.2 mi), Loganville (5.8 mi), Lawrenceville (9.5 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 Lenora Road near Snellville
Action stage8.01Sep 21, 2009The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.013Jun 10, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.01Apr 19, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 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 Lenora Road near Snellville, 2003 to 2025 8101214ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Mar 20, 2003: 11.65 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2004: 10.58 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2005: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 8.51 ft, action stage; 751 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,752 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 12.74 ft, moderate flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,497 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,264 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2021: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,505 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,618 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,324 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,472 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 10.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,097 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2025: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,324 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.74 ft, Apr 19, 2019 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road near Snellville 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 8 8 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 Lenora Road near Snellville
1Apr 19, 201912.74+2.74Moderate2,180
2Dec 24, 201511.90+1.90Minor1,752
3Jul 7, 200511.89+1.89Minor1,750
4Mar 20, 200311.65+1.65Minor—
5Jan 9, 202411.62+1.62Minor1,618
6May 3, 202111.37+1.37Minor1,505
7Feb 6, 202011.35+1.35Minor1,497
8Sep 27, 202411.29+1.29Minor1,472
9Mar 6, 202410.92+0.92Minor1,324
10Jun 10, 202510.92+0.92Minor1,324
11Sep 17, 202010.73+0.73Minor1,264
12Sep 16, 200410.58+0.58Minor—
13Jan 25, 201010.56+0.56Minor1,270
14Feb 13, 202510.19+0.19Minor1,097
15Sep 21, 20098.51−1.49Action751

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: 12.74 ft here, moderate flooding

December 24, 2015: 11.90 ft here, minor flooding

January 9, 2024: 11.62 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 Snellville this gaugeGA10.012.74 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Jack Turner Dam near MilsteadGA7.07.07 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Bald Rock Road near MilsteadGA12.022.46 ft, Sep 23, 20091

Other gauges in Gwinnett County

Flood gauges in Gwinnett County
New Hope Road near Grayson9.014.93 ft, Jun 17, 20030
Fence Road near Dacula8.08.56 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Beaver Road near Loganville9.09.69 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Norcross11.014.59 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee Dam Road near Suwanee9.013.04 ft, May 19, 20130
Lee Road near Snellville9.010.91 ft, Jul 7, 20050
Graves Road near Norcross12.012.93 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Patterson Road near Lawrenceville11.016.69 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee Dam Road near Buford10.010.45 ft, May 19, 20130
Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville11.013.12 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee8.014.30 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Club Drive near Lilburn11.015.90 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Bill Cheek Road near Auburn6.07.18 ft, Sep 21, 20020
Snellville23.023.75 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BIGG1, 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.