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Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma

Highest listed crest 34.11 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft44 crests since 1897

The Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1897 to 2024. The highest, 34.11 ft on July 8, 1994, was major flooding, 14.11 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Flint River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 4 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.11 ft
July 8, 1994; 136,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 12, 2024
20.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Macon County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.043Mar 12, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.01Jul 8, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1897 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma, 1897 to 2024 20253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Mar 2, 1897: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1908: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 66,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1912: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1913: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 57,400 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1916: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1919: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1919: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 56,400 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1922: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 48,100 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1925: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 85,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1928: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1929: 26.30 ft, minor flooding; 70,250 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1929: 26.10 ft, minor flooding; 68,750 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1929: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 92,300 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1929: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1936: 22.85 ft, minor flooding; 54,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1938: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 42,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1942: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1943: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1944: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1948: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 68,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1952: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1953: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1961: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1964: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 67,100 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1964: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1966: 21.65 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1970: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1971: 24.73 ft, minor flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1975: 20.06 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1978: 21.56 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1979: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1990: 26.05 ft, minor flooding; 64,900 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1992: 20.92 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 34.11 ft, major flooding; 136,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1996: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1997: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1998: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 54,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 22.56 ft, minor flooding; 51,334 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2016: 20.14 ft, minor flooding; 36,113 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2020: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 35,882 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2022: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 35,822 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2023: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 48,981 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2024: 21.49 ft, minor flooding; 44,137 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2024: 20.23 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.11 ft, Jul 8, 1994 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma 1890s: 1 1900s: 1 1910s: 5 1920s: 7 7 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 1980s: 0 1990s: 6 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 5 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma
1Jul 8, 199434.11+14.11Major136,000
2Mar 17, 192927.40+7.40Minor92,300
3Mar 1, 192926.30+6.30Minor70,250
4Mar 7, 192926.10+6.10Minor68,750
5Mar 20, 199026.05+6.05Minor64,900
6Mar 2, 189726.00+6.00Minor97,000
7Nov 30, 194825.20+5.20Minor68,900
8Jan 20, 192525.00+5.00Minor85,000
9Apr 10, 196425.00+5.00Minor67,100
10Mar 6, 197124.73+4.73Minor58,200
11Mar 11, 199824.16+4.16Minor54,700
12Feb 28, 196124.00+4.00Minor58,800
13Apr 29, 190823.20+3.20Minor66,000
14Apr 12, 193622.85+2.85Minor54,600
15Dec 28, 201522.56+2.56Minor51,334
16Mar 24, 194322.50+2.50Minor48,900
17Mar 25, 194422.40+2.40Minor48,200
18Mar 18, 191322.30+2.30Minor57,400
19Jul 12, 191622.30+2.30Minor54,500
20Mar 30, 202322.22+2.22Minor48,981
21Dec 13, 191922.20+2.20Minor56,400
22Feb 16, 196621.65+1.65Minor42,000
23Jan 29, 197821.56+1.56Minor38,500
24Feb 15, 202421.49+1.49Minor44,137
25Mar 10, 199621.33+1.33Minor36,800
26Apr 26, 192821.30+1.30Minor39,900
27Mar 25, 194221.30+1.30Minor40,800
28Mar 10, 192221.20+1.20Minor48,100
29Apr 11, 193821.00+1.00Minor42,300
30Nov 29, 199220.92+0.92Minor34,900
31Feb 28, 191920.80+0.80Minor45,100
32Dec 29, 196420.80+0.80Minor36,900
33Feb 27, 197920.72+0.72Minor36,400
34Mar 7, 195220.70+0.70Minor36,300
35Mar 18, 191220.60+0.60Minor43,700
36May 4, 195320.40+0.40Minor34,500
37Mar 24, 197020.35+0.35Minor34,200
38Oct 4, 192920.30+0.30Minor33,900
39Mar 12, 202420.23+0.23Minor36,600
40Dec 28, 199720.20+0.20Minor—
41Jan 3, 201620.14+0.14Minor36,113
42Feb 23, 202020.10+0.10Minor35,882
43Apr 9, 202220.09+0.09Minor35,822
44Apr 6, 197520.06+0.06Minor32,700

The worst floods along the Flint River

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

July 8, 1994: 34.11 ft here, major flooding

  • GriffinGA · Jul 6, 1994 · 24.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • LovejoyGA · Jul 5, 1994 · 23.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • ThomastonGA · Jul 7, 1994 · 21.83 ft · Major · its highest
  • CarsonvilleGA · Jul 6, 1994 · 45.73 ft · Moderate · its highest

March 17, 1929: 27.40 ft here, minor flooding

  • CarsonvilleGA · Mar 15, 1929 · 38.40 ft · Moderate
  • GriffinGA · Mar 14, 1929 · 17.90 ft · Moderate

March 7, 1929: 26.10 ft here, minor flooding

  • GriffinGA · Mar 14, 1929 · 17.90 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Flint River

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

Flood gauges on the Flint River
LovejoyGA12.023.60 ft, Jul 5, 199411
Woolsey Road near WoolseyGA48.052.67 ft, Sep 28, 20240
GriffinGA12.024.22 ft, Jul 6, 19941
Big Branch near MolenaGA28.032.22 ft, Dec 26, 20150
ThomastonGA11.021.83 ft, Jul 7, 199414
CarsonvilleGA18.045.73 ft, Jul 6, 19940
GA 26 near Montezuma this gaugeGA20.034.11 ft, Jul 8, 19941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MNTG1, 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.