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Flint River near Carsonville

Highest listed crest 45.73 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft98 crests since 1913

The Flint River near Carsonville crested above flood stage 98 times among the 98 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2024. The highest, 45.73 ft on July 6, 1994, was moderate flooding, 27.73 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
45.73 ft
July 6, 1994; 100,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 47.0 ft
Crests at major
0
98 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 11, 2024
18.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Taylor 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 near Carsonville
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.057Dec 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.041Sep 28, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage47.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

98 crests from 1913 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flint River near Carsonville, 1913 to 2024 1020304050ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 47.0 ft Mar 16, 1913: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1916: 33.30 ft, moderate flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1916: 33.30 ft, moderate flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1917: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1919: 26.50 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1919: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 49,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1921: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1922: 27.20 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1923: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1929: 38.40 ft, moderate flooding; 92,000 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1929: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1937: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1938: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1939: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 27.80 ft, moderate flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1943: 29.60 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1944: 31.30 ft, moderate flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1945: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1946: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1947: 24.10 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1948: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1948: 34.70 ft, moderate flooding; 54,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1952: 28.20 ft, moderate flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1953: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1953: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 22.90 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1957: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1959: 26.80 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1960: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1961: 32.80 ft, moderate flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1962: 22.43 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1963: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 34.36 ft, moderate flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1964: 27.47 ft, moderate flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 28.45 ft, moderate flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1968: 25.52 ft, moderate flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1969: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1970: 24.53 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1971: 34.39 ft, moderate flooding; 64,600 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1972: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1973: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1974: 20.88 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1975: 26.18 ft, moderate flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1976: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1977: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 27.25 ft, moderate flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 24.62 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1980: 25.65 ft, moderate flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 26.33 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1985: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1985: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 38.00 ft, moderate flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1992: 26.62 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1994: 45.73 ft, moderate flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1995: 21.43 ft, minor flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1996: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,390 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1996: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 18.36 ft, minor flooding; 18,590 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1997: 24.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1998: 20.00 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1998: 32.27 ft, moderate flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2001: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2003: 18.50 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2003: 24.90 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2003: 18.00 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2003: 18.32 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2004: 19.22 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2005: 22.73 ft, minor flooding; 26,932 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2005: 32.89 ft, moderate flooding; 58,880 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2009: 25.23 ft, moderate flooding; 35,668 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 26.67 ft, moderate flooding; 39,309 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2009: 22.46 ft, minor flooding; 29,131 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2010: 19.23 ft, minor flooding; 22,253 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 20,193 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2014: 19.95 ft, minor flooding; 23,699 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 31.18 ft, moderate flooding; 51,586 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2016: 22.52 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2018: 24.07 ft, minor flooding; 32,883 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2019: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 25,694 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 22.08 ft, minor flooding; 28,295 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2020: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 24,716 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 22.49 ft, minor flooding; 29,216 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2020: 25.44 ft, moderate flooding; 36,210 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2020: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 31,539 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2020: 20.73 ft, minor flooding; 25,352 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 23,694 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2022: 19.52 ft, minor flooding; 22,832 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2022: 25.51 ft, moderate flooding; 36,384 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2023: 34.43 ft, moderate flooding; 61,266 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 22,588 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 30.31 ft, moderate flooding; 49,122 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2024: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 39,133 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 27.04 ft, moderate flooding; 40,268 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2024: 18.44 ft, minor flooding; 20,677 cubic feet per second Highest, 45.73 ft, Jul 6, 1994 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River near Carsonville 1910s: 6 1920s: 5 1930s: 3 1940s: 8 1950s: 6 1960s: 9 1970s: 10 1980s: 7 1990s: 11 2000s: 11 2010s: 8 2020s: 14 14 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 98 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Flint River near Carsonville
1Jul 6, 199445.73+27.73Moderate100,000
2Mar 15, 192938.40+20.40Moderate92,000
3Mar 17, 199038.00+20.00Moderate80,000
4Nov 28, 194834.70+16.70Moderate54,900
5Mar 28, 202334.43+16.43Moderate61,266
6Mar 3, 197134.39+16.39Moderate64,600
7Apr 8, 196434.36+16.36Moderate64,400
8Jul 9, 191633.30+15.30Moderate69,200
9Jul 19, 191633.30+15.30Moderate69,200
10Jul 12, 200532.89+14.89Moderate58,880
11Feb 25, 196132.80+14.80Moderate58,200
12Mar 9, 199832.27+14.27Moderate52,300
13Mar 20, 194431.30+13.30Moderate49,800
14Dec 26, 201531.18+13.18Moderate51,586
15Mar 16, 191330.50+12.50Moderate59,000
16Feb 13, 202430.31+12.31Moderate49,122
17Jan 19, 194329.60+11.60Moderate36,000
18Feb 14, 196628.45+10.45Moderate42,400
19Mar 7, 199628.32+10.32Moderate41,000
20Mar 4, 195228.20+10.20Moderate37,700
21Mar 22, 194227.80+9.80Moderate37,200
22Dec 11, 191927.60+9.60Moderate49,100
23May 1, 195327.60+9.60Moderate35,800
24Dec 25, 196427.47+9.47Moderate39,400
25Jan 26, 197827.25+9.25Moderate38,800
26Mar 11, 192227.20+9.20Moderate47,800
27Sep 28, 202427.04+9.04Moderate40,268
28Jun 2, 195926.80+8.80Moderate34,400
29Nov 11, 200926.67+8.67Moderate39,309
30Nov 26, 199226.62+8.62Moderate36,700
31Apr 9, 193826.60+8.60Moderate37,500
32Mar 9, 202426.60+8.60Moderate39,133
33Feb 25, 191926.50+8.50Moderate45,500
34Feb 11, 198126.33+8.33Moderate36,000
35Apr 4, 197526.18+8.18Moderate35,500
36Mar 9, 198025.65+7.65Moderate33,800
37Mar 13, 196825.52+7.52Moderate33,600
38Apr 7, 202225.51+7.51Moderate36,384
39Feb 21, 202025.44+7.44Moderate36,210
40Apr 3, 200925.23+7.23Moderate35,668
41Oct 2, 192925.20+7.20Moderate38,900
42May 9, 200324.90+6.90Minor37,500
43Feb 24, 197924.62+6.62Minor31,100
44Apr 10, 198324.60+6.60Minor31,000
45Mar 22, 197024.53+6.53Minor30,900
46Dec 25, 199724.20+6.20Minor—
47Mar 8, 194724.10+6.10Minor28,400
48May 24, 201824.07+6.07Minor32,883
49Jul 12, 194823.80+5.80Minor27,800
50Apr 1, 193923.50+5.50Minor29,200

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 6, 1994: 45.73 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GA 26 near MontezumaGA · Jul 8, 1994 · 34.11 ft · Major · its highest
  • 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

March 15, 1929: 38.40 ft here, moderate flooding

March 17, 1990: 38.00 ft here, moderate 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 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
Carsonville this gaugeGA18.045.73 ft, Jul 6, 19940
GA 26 near MontezumaGA20.034.11 ft, Jul 8, 19941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLUG1, 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.