Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker

Highest listed crest 8.64 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft4 crests since 2020

The Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker crested above flood stage 4 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2024. The highest, 8.64 ft on October 11, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.64 ft; October 11, 2020
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 8.23 ft, minor flooding
Location: DeKalb County; Near Clarkston (1.7 mi), Tucker (3.2 mi), Chamblee (4.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BKCG1; USGS 023362075

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker

Action stage	7.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	4	Sep 27, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2020 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker

1	Oct 11, 2020	8.64	+0.64	Minor	—
2	Sep 27, 2024	8.23	+0.23	Minor	—
3	Jul 8, 2024	8.22	+0.22	Minor	—
4	Oct 24, 2020	8.20	+0.20	Minor	—

Other gauges in DeKalb County

Flood gauges in DeKalb County

Rainbow Drive near Decatur	11.0	13.32 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
Constitution Road near Atlanta	11.0	14.23 ft, Sep 16, 2004	0
Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee	16.0	22.50 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Briarwood Road near Atlanta	10.0	15.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Buford Highway at Atlanta	13.0	18.57 ft, Sep 21, 2009	4
Evans Mill Road near Lithonia	8.0	8.25 ft, Apr 19, 2019	0
Columbia Drive near Atlanta	11.0	13.42 ft, Dec 24, 2015	0
Redan Road near Glen Haven	12.0	18.00 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia	16.0	17.54 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
Casa Drive at Clarkston	10.0	10.25 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Johnson Road near Atlanta	13.0	16.53 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta	15.0	16.01 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger	13.0	21.42 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain	9.0	9.94 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
GA 124 near Lithonia	15.0	27.47 ft, Sep 21, 2009	1
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia	13.0	25.54 ft, Sep 22, 2009	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BKCG1, 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.