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Brier Creek at Millhaven

Highest listed crest 25.10 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft10 crests since 1925

The Brier Creek at Millhaven crested above flood stage 5 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1925 to 1998. The highest, 25.10 ft on October 1, 1929, was moderate flooding, 10.10 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Brier Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.10 ft
October 1, 1929; 64,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 15, 1990
15.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Screven County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brier Creek at Millhaven
Action stage14.01Mar 7, 1971The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.02Oct 15, 1990Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.03Apr 9, 1936Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1925 to 1998. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brier Creek at Millhaven, 1925 to 1998 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Jan 23, 1925: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1929: 25.10 ft, moderate flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1936: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1940: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 13.60 ft, below flood stage; 9,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1964: 13.50 ft, below flood stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1971: 14.34 ft, action stage; 9,720 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1990: 15.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1995: 12.84 ft, below flood stage; 6,590 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1998: 13.74 ft, below flood stage; 8,730 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.10 ft, Oct 1, 1929 1930194019501960197019801990

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brier Creek at Millhaven 1920s: 2 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
  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, Brier Creek at Millhaven
1Oct 1, 192925.10+10.10Moderate64,000
2Jan 23, 192522.10+7.10Moderate43,000
3Apr 9, 193622.10+7.10Moderate43,000
4Aug 16, 194017.40+2.40Minor25,400
5Oct 15, 199015.49+0.49Minor12,800
6Mar 7, 197114.34−0.66Action9,720
7Mar 12, 199813.74−1.26Below flood stage8,730
8Apr 6, 196013.60−1.40Below flood stage9,300
9May 7, 196413.50−1.50Below flood stage9,000
10Feb 21, 199512.84−2.16Below flood stage6,590

The worst floods along the Brier Creek

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

October 1, 1929: 25.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WaynesboroGA · Oct 1, 1929 · 23.00 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 9, 1936: 22.10 ft here, moderate flooding

October 15, 1990: 15.49 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Brier Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Brier Creek
WaynesboroGA11.023.00 ft, Oct 1, 19290
Millhaven this gaugeGA15.025.10 ft, Oct 1, 19290

Other gauges in Screven County

Flood gauges in Screven County
Rocky Ford13.014.22 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Burton's Ferry15.030.80 ft, Oct 1, 19292

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRIG1, 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.