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Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock

Highest listed crest 20.80 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft15 crests since 2009

The Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 20.80 ft on September 21, 2009, was moderate flooding, 9.80 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.80 ft
September 21, 2009; 16,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
12.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Woodstock (1.4 mi), Holly Springs (3.3 mi), Canton (8.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.014Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Sep 21, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2009 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock, 2009 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,192 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,455 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,075 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,799 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,675 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,847 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,274 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2020: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,835 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 8,169 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 12.36 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 6,789 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,319 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,755 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.80 ft, Sep 21, 2009 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 2020s: 7 7 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock
1Sep 21, 200920.80+9.80Moderate16,100
2Feb 7, 202013.58+2.58Minor11,274
3Nov 11, 200913.11+2.11Minor10,192
4Jan 4, 201512.90+1.90Minor9,710
5Sep 27, 202412.73+1.73Minor9,319
6Nov 13, 201812.45+1.45Minor8,675
7Jan 4, 202312.36+1.36Minor—
8Oct 11, 202012.23+1.23Minor8,169
9Feb 21, 201912.09+1.09Minor7,847
10Feb 13, 202512.05+1.05Minor7,755
11Feb 19, 202011.65+0.65Minor6,835
12Jan 9, 202411.63+0.63Minor6,789
13Dec 23, 201311.32+0.32Minor6,075
14Apr 7, 201411.20+0.20Minor5,799
15May 5, 201311.05+0.05Minor5,455

The worst floods along the Little River

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

September 21, 2009: 20.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EatontonGA · Sep 22, 2009 · 24.70 ft · Moderate

February 7, 2020: 13.58 ft here, minor flooding

November 11, 2009: 13.11 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
Silver StreetSC11.018.46 ft, Oct 5, 20150
WashingtonGA19.028.38 ft, Jun 13, 20011
Newborn Road near NewbornGA12.013.67 ft, Dec 30, 20150
EatontonGA20.030.80 ft, Feb 9, 19481
GA 5 near Woodstock this gaugeGA11.020.80 ft, Sep 21, 20090
BLUE PONDAL13.016.98 ft, Jul 24, 19850

Other gauges in Cherokee County

Flood gauges in Cherokee County
Canton17.024.87 ft, Feb 13, 20250
Canton16.026.70 ft, Jan 7, 19462
Ball Ground13.014.23 ft, Sep 22, 20090
Old GA 5 below Ball Ground18.018.67 ft, Feb 13, 20250
GA 108 near Waleska14.014.70 ft, Feb 13, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WODG1, 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.