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Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens

Highest listed crest 14.02 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft7 crests since 1990

The Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2024. The highest, 14.02 ft on October 12, 1990, was major flooding, 6.02 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.02 ft
October 12, 1990; 11,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
10.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jefferson County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.06Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.01Oct 12, 1990Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1990 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens, 1990 to 2024 810121416ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Oct 12, 1990: 14.02 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1995: 8.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1998: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2003: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2004: 8.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 8.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,262 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,664 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.02 ft, Oct 12, 1990 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens
1Oct 12, 199014.02+6.02Major11,400
2Sep 27, 202410.26+2.26Minor3,664
3May 19, 20038.72+0.72Minor1,830
4Sep 3, 19988.38+0.38Minor1,520
5Feb 18, 19958.32+0.32Minor1,970
6Sep 17, 20208.20+0.20Minor1,262
7Jun 22, 20048.11+0.11Minor1,180

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County
GA 88 near Grange18.018.51 ft, Feb 9, 20200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WRNG1, 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.