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Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee

Highest listed crest 15.64 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft8 crests since 2009

The Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee crested above flood stage 8 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 15.64 ft on October 11, 2020, was moderate flooding, 5.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.64 ft
October 11, 2020; 2,329 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
10.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Forsyth County
Near Suwanee (3.9 mi), Duluth (5.0 mi), Johns Creek (5.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.07Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Oct 11, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2009 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee, 2009 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,480 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2009: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2013: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2013: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,124 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 15.64 ft, moderate flooding; 2,329 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2021: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,515 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,288 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.64 ft, Oct 11, 2020 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 4 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, Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee
1Oct 11, 202015.64+5.64Moderate2,329
2May 19, 201312.80+2.80Minor1,690
3Sep 8, 202112.02+2.02Minor1,515
4Sep 21, 200911.72+1.72Minor1,480
5Sep 27, 202411.70+1.70Minor1,450
6Oct 12, 200911.00+1.00Minor1,340
7Feb 13, 202510.90+0.90Minor1,288
8Aug 19, 201310.08+0.08Minor1,124

Other gauges in Forsyth County

Flood gauges in Forsyth County
GA 9 near Cumming6.010.43 ft, Sep 22, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DICG1, 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.