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Flint River (GA) at Albany

Highest listed crest 43.00 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft46 crests since 1897

The Flint River (GA) at Albany crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 46 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1897 to 2024. The highest, 43.00 ft on July 11, 1994, was major flooding, 17.00 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Flint River (GA) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.00 ft
July 11, 1994; 120,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 42.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2024
26.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dougherty County
Near Albany (2.2 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 (GA) at Albany
Action stage16.011Feb 17, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.016Mar 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.016Mar 7, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage42.01Jul 11, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

46 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 (GA) at Albany, 1897 to 2024 01020304050ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 42.0 ft Mar 25, 1897: 32.40 ft, moderate flooding; 72,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1925: 37.84 ft, moderate flooding; 92,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1928: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 58,100 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1929: 31.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1929: 33.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1929: 34.40 ft, moderate flooding; 78,800 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1936: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1942: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1943: 31.60 ft, moderate flooding; 64,800 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1944: 31.20 ft, moderate flooding; 62,800 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1944: 28.40 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1944: 26.50 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1948: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1948: 31.50 ft, moderate flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1953: 26.30 ft, minor flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1960: 30.80 ft, minor flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1961: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1964: 31.10 ft, moderate flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1966: 34.70 ft, moderate flooding; 77,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 30.70 ft, minor flooding; 54,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1971: 31.00 ft, moderate flooding; 56,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1975: 30.32 ft, minor flooding; 56,300 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1978: 27.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1979: 26.10 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1990: 30.93 ft, minor flooding; 58,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1991: 25.83 ft, action stage; 40,900 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1994: 43.00 ft, major flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1995: 22.45 ft, action stage; 32,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1996: 23.56 ft, action stage; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1998: 36.92 ft, moderate flooding; 86,100 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2002: 6.93 ft, below flood stageFeb 10, 2002: 9.03 ft, below flood stageMar 30, 2005: 32.33 ft, moderate flooding; 64,602 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2009: 31.66 ft, moderate floodingJan 2, 2016: 32.17 ft, moderate flooding; 64,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 18.76 ft, action stage; 28,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2016: 20.81 ft, action stage; 32,400 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 18.58 ft, action stage; 27,600 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2018: 22.79 ft, action stage; 36,800 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2018: 17.35 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2020: 21.32 ft, action stage; 33,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2020: 27.65 ft, minor flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 33.76 ft, moderate flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2022: 21.10 ft, action stage; 32,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2024: 25.81 ft, action stage; 43,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 26.44 ft, minor flooding; 45,297 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.00 ft, Jul 11, 1994 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River (GA) at Albany 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 5 1930s: 1 1940s: 7 7 1950s: 1 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 1980s: 0 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 3 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 (GA) at Albany
1Jul 11, 199443.00+17.00Major120,000
2Apr 21, 192537.84+11.84Moderate92,000
3Mar 11, 199836.92+10.92Moderate86,100
4Mar 7, 196634.70+8.70Moderate77,000
5Mar 20, 192934.40+8.40Moderate78,800
6Mar 7, 202033.76+7.76Moderate71,300
7Mar 10, 192933.20+7.20Moderate—
8Mar 25, 189732.40+6.40Moderate72,800
9Mar 30, 200532.33+6.33Moderate64,602
10Jan 2, 201632.17+6.17Moderate64,700
11Apr 4, 200931.66+5.66Moderate—
12Jan 22, 194331.60+5.60Moderate64,800
13Mar 5, 192931.50+5.50Moderate—
14Dec 4, 194831.50+5.50Moderate64,300
15Mar 26, 194431.20+5.20Moderate62,800
16Dec 31, 196431.10+5.10Moderate58,600
17Mar 9, 197131.00+5.00Moderate56,000
18Mar 23, 199030.93+4.93Minor58,700
19Apr 7, 196030.80+4.80Minor57,000
20Apr 2, 197030.70+4.70Minor54,800
21Mar 21, 197530.32+4.32Minor56,300
22Apr 24, 192829.40+3.40Minor58,100
23Apr 15, 193629.00+3.00Minor52,300
24Mar 3, 196129.00+3.00Minor48,000
25Apr 3, 194428.40+2.40Minor—
26Feb 25, 202027.65+1.65Minor48,900
27Apr 2, 194827.50+1.50Minor45,800
28Jan 29, 197827.20+1.20Minor—
29Mar 27, 194226.70+0.70Minor43,200
30Apr 17, 194426.50+0.50Minor—
31Mar 13, 202426.44+0.44Minor45,297
32May 8, 195326.30+0.30Minor41,400
33Feb 26, 197926.10+0.10Minor—
34Mar 5, 199125.83−0.17Action40,900
35Feb 17, 202425.81−0.19Action43,600
36Mar 13, 199623.56−2.44Action35,200
37Dec 3, 201822.79−3.21Action36,800
38Feb 23, 199522.45−3.55Action32,600
39Feb 9, 202021.32−4.68Action33,200
40Apr 11, 202221.10−4.90Action32,800
41Apr 6, 201620.81−5.19Action32,400
42Feb 5, 201618.76−7.24Action28,000
43Jan 23, 201718.58−7.42Action27,600
44Dec 17, 201817.35−8.65Action25,200
45Feb 10, 20029.03−16.97Below flood stage—
46Jan 3, 20026.93−19.07Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Flint River (GA)

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

July 11, 1994: 43.00 ft here, major flooding

March 11, 1998: 36.92 ft here, moderate flooding

March 7, 1966: 34.70 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Flint River (GA)

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

Flood gauges on the Flint River (GA)
Oakfield (SR 32)GA23.040.10 ft, Jul 10, 19940
Albany this gaugeGA26.043.00 ft, Jul 11, 19941
Newton (SR 37)GA24.045.25 ft, Jul 13, 19942
Riverview PlantationGA30.051.60 ft, Jul 14, 19942
Bainbridge (US 27)GA25.040.90 ft, Jan 24, 19253

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABNG1, 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.