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Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay

Highest listed crest 33.83 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft2 crests since 2009

The Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2015. The highest, 33.83 ft on September 21, 2009, was major flooding, 20.83 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.83 ft
September 21, 2009; 59,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
December 24, 2015
13.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Douglas County
Near Villa Rica (7.5 mi), Douglasville (9.0 mi), South Fulton (13.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.01Dec 24, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Sep 21, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2009 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay, 2009 to 2015 101520253035ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 33.83 ft, major flooding; 59,900 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,151 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.83 ft, Sep 21, 2009 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay
1Sep 21, 200933.83+20.83Major59,900
2Dec 24, 201513.89+0.89Minor6,151

Other gauges in Douglas County

Flood gauges in Douglas County
Fairburn20.031.60 ft, Dec 10, 19192
Austell21.025.43 ft, Sep 28, 20240
Austell10.030.82 ft, Sep 22, 200911

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DOGG1, 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.