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Flint River near Griffin

Highest listed crest 24.22 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft43 crests since 1929

The Flint River near Griffin crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 43 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2025. The highest, 24.22 ft on July 6, 1994, was major flooding, 12.22 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
24.22 ft
July 6, 1994; 31,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 14, 2025
13.73 ft, minor flooding
Location
Spalding County
Near Griffin (9.1 mi), Peachtree City (13.1 mi), Fayetteville (14.4 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 near Griffin
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.037Feb 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.05Dec 26, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Jul 6, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

43 crests from 1929 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flint River near Griffin, 1929 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 14, 1929: 17.90 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1948: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1971: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1994: 24.22 ft, major flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1995: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,610 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2005: 17.46 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2009: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,579 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,363 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2009: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,486 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,737 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,898 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,474 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,066 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2016: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,669 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,774 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,416 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2017: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,503 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2018: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,373 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2018: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,707 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2018: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,482 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 4,938 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,527 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2020: 13.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,825 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 5,257 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2020: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,081 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2020: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,812 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2020: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,362 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2020: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,571 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2020: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,128 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2022: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,028 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,777 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2023: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,217 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,675 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,081 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2024: 12.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,382 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2024: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,384 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 11,967 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,543 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.22 ft, Jul 6, 1994 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River near Griffin 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 14 2020s: 16 16 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Griffin
1Jul 6, 199424.22+12.22Major31,500
2Nov 27, 194818.00+6.00Moderate13,200
3Dec 26, 201518.00+6.00Moderate14,474
4Mar 14, 192917.90+5.90Moderate15,300
5Jul 12, 200517.46+5.46Moderate12,500
6Mar 22, 194217.00+5.00Moderate13,000
7Sep 28, 202416.99+4.99Minor11,967
8Mar 3, 197116.70+4.70Minor12,300
9Apr 20, 201916.38+4.38Minor10,527
10Mar 17, 199016.20+4.20Minor11,500
11Feb 26, 196116.18+4.18Minor11,100
12Oct 6, 199515.89+3.89Minor9,200
13Mar 9, 199815.62+3.62Minor9,610
14Jan 1, 201614.64+2.64Minor7,066
15Nov 12, 200914.17+2.17Minor6,363
16Mar 27, 202314.15+2.15Minor6,217
17Jan 15, 202013.91+1.91Minor5,825
18Feb 14, 202513.73+1.73Minor5,543
19Feb 7, 202013.54+1.54Minor5,257
20Feb 19, 202013.42+1.42Minor5,081
21Feb 13, 202413.42+1.42Minor5,081
22Dec 30, 201813.32+1.32Minor4,938
23Mar 6, 202013.23+1.23Minor4,812
24Jan 10, 202413.13+1.13Minor4,675
25Jan 26, 201013.02+1.02Minor4,737
26Mar 2, 200912.91+0.91Minor4,579
27Mar 8, 202412.91+0.91Minor4,382
28Oct 13, 202012.71+0.71Minor4,128
29Jan 1, 202212.63+0.63Minor4,028
30Dec 24, 201312.52+0.52Minor3,898
31Feb 5, 201612.42+0.42Minor3,774
32Apr 8, 202212.42+0.42Minor3,777
33Aug 5, 201812.36+0.36Minor3,707
34Jan 24, 201612.33+0.33Minor3,669
35Jan 23, 201712.31+0.31Minor3,650
36Sep 19, 202012.24+0.24Minor3,571
37Apr 7, 201712.18+0.18Minor3,503
38Dec 11, 201812.16+0.16Minor3,482
39Dec 20, 200912.10+0.10Minor3,486
40Feb 25, 201612.10+0.10Minor3,416
41Apr 5, 202412.07+0.07Minor3,384
42Apr 26, 201812.06+0.06Minor3,373
43Apr 21, 202012.05+0.05Minor3,362

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: 24.22 ft here, major flooding

  • GA 26 near MontezumaGA · Jul 8, 1994 · 34.11 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

November 27, 1948: 18.00 ft here, moderate flooding

December 26, 2015: 18.00 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
Griffin this gaugeGA12.024.22 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 Spalding County

Flood gauges in Spalding County
Shoal Creek Road near Griffin7.08.72 ft, Jul 11, 20050

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRFG1, 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.