Flint River below Big Branch near Molena

Highest listed crest 32.22 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft5 crests since 2005

The Flint River below Big Branch near Molena crested above flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2024. The highest, 32.22 ft on December 26, 2015, was minor flooding, 4.22 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: 32.22 ft; December 26, 2015; 30,041 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 28.0 ft; Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 29, 2024; 28.14 ft, minor flooding
Location: Pike County; Georgia
Identifiers: NWS MOLG1; USGS 02344872

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Flint River below Big Branch near Molena

Action stage	20.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	28.0	5	Sep 29, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	33.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	38.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2005 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Flint River below Big Branch near Molena

1	Dec 26, 2015	32.22	+4.22	Minor	30,041
2	Jul 13, 2005	31.84	+3.84	Minor	28,700
3	Apr 21, 2019	28.64	+0.64	Minor	18,990
4	Mar 28, 2023	28.38	+0.38	Minor	18,325
5	Sep 29, 2024	28.14	+0.14	Minor	17,725

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.

December 26, 2015: 32.22 ft here, minor flooding

LovejoyGA · Dec 25, 2015 · 16.94 ft · Major
CarsonvilleGA · Dec 26, 2015 · 31.18 ft · Moderate
GriffinGA · Dec 26, 2015 · 18.00 ft · Moderate
Woolsey Road near WoolseyGA · Dec 25, 2015 · 51.48 ft · Minor
GA 26 near MontezumaGA · Dec 28, 2015 · 22.56 ft · Minor

July 13, 2005: 31.84 ft here, minor flooding

LovejoyGA · Jul 12, 2005 · 18.90 ft · Major
CarsonvilleGA · Jul 12, 2005 · 32.89 ft · Moderate
GriffinGA · Jul 12, 2005 · 17.46 ft · Moderate

April 21, 2019: 28.64 ft here, minor flooding

LovejoyGA · Apr 20, 2019 · 16.01 ft · Major
Woolsey Road near WoolseyGA · Apr 20, 2019 · 50.07 ft · Minor
CarsonvilleGA · Apr 21, 2019 · 22.08 ft · Minor
GriffinGA · Apr 20, 2019 · 16.38 ft · Minor
ThomastonGA · Apr 20, 2019 · 12.59 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Flint River

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

Flood gauges on the Flint River

Lovejoy	GA	12.0	23.60 ft, Jul 5, 1994	11
Woolsey Road near Woolsey	GA	48.0	52.67 ft, Sep 28, 2024	0
Griffin	GA	12.0	24.22 ft, Jul 6, 1994	1
Big Branch near Molena this gauge	GA	28.0	32.22 ft, Dec 26, 2015	0
Thomaston	GA	11.0	21.83 ft, Jul 7, 1994	14
Carsonville	GA	18.0	45.73 ft, Jul 6, 1994	0
GA 26 near Montezuma	GA	20.0	34.11 ft, Jul 8, 1994	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MOLG1, 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.