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Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin

Highest listed crest 14.44 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft4 crests since 2003

The Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2012. The highest, 14.44 ft on May 7, 2003, was minor flooding, 2.44 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.44 ft
May 7, 2003
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 7, 2003
14.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Heard County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.01May 7, 2003Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2003 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin, 2003 to 2012 5101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft May 7, 2003: 14.44 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2005: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 8.17 ft, below flood stageJan 23, 2012: 7.07 ft, below flood stage Highest, 14.44 ft, May 7, 2003 20052010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2000s2010s
  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, Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin
1May 7, 200314.44+2.44Minor—
2Jul 6, 20059.60−2.40Below flood stage2,720
3May 3, 20108.17−3.83Below flood stage—
4Jan 23, 20127.07−4.93Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Heard County

Flood gauges in Heard County
GA 100 at Franklin23.030.55 ft, Sep 24, 20091
GA 100 near Franklin12.017.17 ft, Mar 17, 19900

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HILG1, 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.