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Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey

Highest listed crest 52.67 ftFlood stage 48.0 ft19 crests since 2009

The Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey crested above flood stage 19 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 52.67 ft on September 28, 2024, was minor flooding, 4.67 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Flint River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
52.67 ft
September 28, 2024; 21,592 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
48.0 ft
Major flooding from 60.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 14, 2025
49.19 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fayette County
Near Lovejoy (7.3 mi), Fayetteville (7.7 mi), Peachtree City (10.4 mi)

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 Woolsey Road near Woolsey
Action stage46.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)48.019Feb 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage55.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage60.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey, 2009 to 2025 48505254565860ft Flood stage 48.0 ftMajor 60.0 ft Nov 12, 2009: 49.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,516 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 48.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,356 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2013: 48.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,925 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 51.48 ft, minor flooding; 16,793 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 48.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,821 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 48.03 ft, minor flooding; 4,105 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 48.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,278 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 48.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,386 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2018: 48.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,421 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 49.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,992 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 50.07 ft, minor flooding; 11,106 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2020: 48.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,213 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2020: 48.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,788 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2021: 48.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,126 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 48.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,818 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 48.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,515 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 48.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,788 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 52.67 ft, minor flooding; 21,592 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 49.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,556 cubic feet per second Highest, 52.67 ft, Sep 28, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey 2000s: 1 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 8 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, Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey
1Sep 28, 202452.67+4.67Minor21,592
2Dec 25, 201551.48+3.48Minor16,793
3Apr 20, 201950.07+2.07Minor11,106
4Nov 12, 200949.68+1.68Minor2,516
5Feb 14, 202549.19+1.19Minor7,556
6Dec 29, 201849.05+1.05Minor6,992
7Jan 26, 201048.88+0.88Minor2,356
8Dec 31, 201548.71+0.71Minor5,821
9Oct 12, 202048.70+0.70Minor5,788
10Mar 7, 202448.70+0.70Minor5,788
11Aug 4, 201848.59+0.59Minor5,421
12May 6, 201348.41+0.41Minor4,925
13Jan 10, 202448.36+0.36Minor4,818
14Feb 13, 202448.22+0.22Minor4,515
15Apr 7, 201748.16+0.16Minor4,386
16Jan 22, 201748.11+0.11Minor4,278
17Jan 14, 202048.08+0.08Minor4,213
18Dec 31, 202148.04+0.04Minor4,126
19Feb 4, 201648.03+0.03Minor4,105

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.

September 28, 2024: 52.67 ft here, minor flooding

December 25, 2015: 51.48 ft here, minor flooding

April 20, 2019: 50.07 ft here, minor flooding

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 Woolsey this gaugeGA48.052.67 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 MontezumaGA20.034.11 ft, Jul 8, 19941

Other gauges in Fayette County

Flood gauges in Fayette County
Highway 85 near Senoia10.020.10 ft, Jul 5, 19941
GA 54 near Peachtree City12.015.03 ft, Dec 28, 20180
Lake McIntosh10.012.36 ft, Dec 28, 20180
North Fayetteville14.015.07 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Starrs Mill10.015.86 ft, Dec 24, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WSEG1, 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.