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Flint River near Lovejoy

Highest listed crest 23.60 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft51 crests since 1986

The Flint River near Lovejoy crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2025. The highest, 23.60 ft on July 5, 1994, was major flooding, 11.60 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
23.60 ft
July 5, 1994; 19,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
11
12th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
14.36 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Clayton County
Near Lovejoy (4.3 mi), Fayetteville (5.6 mi), Riverdale (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 near Lovejoy
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.029Apr 4, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.011Feb 13, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.011Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1986 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flint River near Lovejoy, 1986 to 2025 12141618202224ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Oct 15, 1986: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1988: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1989: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 17.76 ft, major flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1991: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1992: 14.83 ft, moderate flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1994: 23.60 ft, major flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1995: 16.46 ft, major flooding; 7,050 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 17.78 ft, major flooding; 8,380 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 16.85 ft, major flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 17.14 ft, major flooding; 7,740 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2001: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2003: 14.76 ft, moderate flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 16.37 ft, major flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 14.28 ft, moderate flooding; 4,879 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2005: 18.90 ft, major flooding; 11,591 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 15.48 ft, moderate flooding; 6,739 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2009: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,664 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,458 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 14.39 ft, moderate flooding; 5,484 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2010: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,458 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2013: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,907 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,875 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2015: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,804 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 16.94 ft, major flooding; 8,494 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,999 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2016: 12.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,769 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 13.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,676 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2017: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,301 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2018: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,021 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2018: 14.41 ft, moderate flooding; 5,506 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2018: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,786 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 14.93 ft, moderate flooding; 6,084 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,248 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 16.01 ft, major flooding; 7,409 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2020: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 12.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,954 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,983 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2020: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2020: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,335 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2020: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,197 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 5,389 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2021: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,273 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,763 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,293 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 14.12 ft, moderate flooding; 5,203 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 12.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,079 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 18.82 ft, major floodingFeb 13, 2025: 14.36 ft, moderate flooding; 5,453 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.60 ft, Jul 5, 1994 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flint River near Lovejoy 1980s: 3 1990s: 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 18 18 2020s: 14 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Flint River near Lovejoy
1Jul 5, 199423.60+11.60Major19,000
2Jul 12, 200518.90+6.90Major11,591
3Sep 27, 202418.82+6.82Major—
4Oct 5, 199517.78+5.78Major8,380
5Mar 17, 199017.76+5.76Major8,090
6Mar 9, 199817.14+5.14Major7,740
7Dec 25, 201516.94+4.94Major8,494
8Mar 1, 199716.85+4.85Major7,640
9Feb 11, 199516.46+4.46Major7,050
10Sep 17, 200416.37+4.37Major7,500
11Apr 20, 201916.01+4.01Major7,409
12Nov 12, 200915.48+3.48Moderate6,739
13Oct 15, 198615.16+3.16Moderate4,690
14Dec 29, 201814.93+2.93Moderate6,084
15Dec 17, 199214.83+2.83Moderate4,820
16Mar 20, 200314.76+2.76Moderate5,350
17Aug 3, 201814.41+2.41Moderate5,506
18Jan 25, 201014.39+2.39Moderate5,484
19Feb 13, 202514.36+2.36Moderate5,453
20Oct 11, 202014.30+2.30Moderate5,389
21Mar 28, 200514.28+2.28Moderate4,879
22Mar 7, 202414.12+2.12Moderate5,203
23Dec 31, 201513.92+1.92Minor4,999
24May 6, 201313.83+1.83Minor4,907
25Jan 10, 202413.68+1.68Minor4,763
26Jan 22, 201713.60+1.60Minor4,676
27Apr 6, 201713.55+1.55Minor4,630
28Feb 4, 201613.37+1.37Minor4,460
29Sep 1, 202013.25+1.25Minor4,335
30Feb 13, 202413.21+1.21Minor4,293
31Dec 31, 202113.19+1.19Minor4,273
32Sep 18, 202013.11+1.11Minor4,197
33Apr 4, 202412.99+0.99Minor4,079
34Apr 25, 201812.93+0.93Minor4,021
35Feb 20, 202012.89+0.89Minor3,983
36Jun 21, 198912.86+0.86Minor3,140
37Feb 7, 202012.86+0.86Minor3,954
38Dec 24, 201312.78+0.78Minor3,875
39Nov 3, 201512.70+0.70Minor3,804
40Dec 10, 201812.68+0.68Minor3,786
41Jan 23, 201612.66+0.66Minor3,769
42Mar 16, 200112.65+0.65Minor3,210
43Dec 19, 200912.55+0.55Minor3,664
44Jan 14, 202012.43+0.43Minor3,560
45Mar 30, 199112.34+0.34Minor2,780
46Dec 26, 200912.32+0.32Minor3,458
47Feb 6, 201012.32+0.32Minor3,458
48Feb 5, 198812.25+0.25Minor2,520
49Sep 13, 201712.13+0.13Minor3,301
50Jan 25, 201912.07+0.07Minor3,248

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 5, 1994: 23.60 ft here, major flooding

  • GA 26 near MontezumaGA · Jul 8, 1994 · 34.11 ft · Major · its highest
  • GriffinGA · Jul 6, 1994 · 24.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • ThomastonGA · Jul 7, 1994 · 21.83 ft · Major · its highest
  • CarsonvilleGA · Jul 6, 1994 · 45.73 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 12, 2005: 18.90 ft here, major flooding

September 27, 2024: 18.82 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Flint River

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

Flood gauges on the Flint River
Lovejoy this gaugeGA12.023.60 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
CarsonvilleGA18.045.73 ft, Jul 6, 19940
GA 26 near MontezumaGA20.034.11 ft, Jul 8, 19941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOVG1, 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.