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Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta

Highest listed crest 15.50 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft19 crests since 1963

The Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1963 to 2024. The highest, 15.50 ft on December 1, 1973, was major flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.50 ft
December 1, 1973; 4,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
8
18th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
14.31 ft, major flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Brookhaven (2.4 mi), Sandy Springs (4.3 mi), Chamblee (4.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.05Sep 17, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.06Oct 11, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.08Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1963 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta, 1963 to 2024 111213141516ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Apr 30, 1963: 12.55 ft, moderate flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1964: 12.85 ft, moderate flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1969: 12.05 ft, moderate flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1973: 14.84 ft, major flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1973: 15.50 ft, major flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1973: 13.05 ft, major flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 13.15 ft, major flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 12.93 ft, moderate flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 15.26 ft, major floodingSep 22, 2009: 14.69 ft, major flooding; 3,915 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2009: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,278 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,126 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 13.16 ft, major flooding; 3,083 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2017: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,449 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2017: 12.28 ft, moderate flooding; 2,642 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,643 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 12.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,197 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 14.31 ft, major flooding; 3,927 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.50 ft, Dec 1, 1973 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 4 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta
1Dec 1, 197315.50+4.50Major4,500
2Sep 17, 200415.26+4.26Major—
3Jun 5, 197314.84+3.84Major4,500
4Sep 22, 200914.69+3.69Major3,915
5Sep 27, 202414.31+3.31Major3,927
6May 3, 201013.16+2.16Major3,083
7Feb 3, 198213.15+2.15Major3,150
8Dec 31, 197313.05+2.05Major3,100
9Mar 17, 199012.93+1.93Moderate3,200
10Apr 6, 196412.85+1.85Moderate2,900
11Apr 30, 196312.55+1.55Moderate2,790
12Aug 9, 201712.28+1.28Moderate2,642
13Oct 11, 202012.09+1.09Moderate4,197
14Apr 18, 196912.05+1.05Moderate2,600
15Jun 20, 201711.86+0.86Minor2,449
16Oct 12, 200911.46+0.46Minor2,278
17Dec 28, 201811.37+0.37Minor3,720
18Sep 17, 202011.25+0.25Minor3,643
19Nov 11, 200911.09+0.09Minor2,126

The worst floods along the Nancy Creek

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

September 17, 2004: 15.26 ft here, major flooding

September 22, 2009: 14.69 ft here, major flooding

September 27, 2024: 14.31 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Nancy Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Nancy Creek
Johnson Ferry Road near ChambleeGA16.022.50 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta this gaugeGA11.015.50 ft, Dec 1, 19738
West Wesley Road at AtlantaGA12.025.46 ft, Sep 22, 20093

Other gauges in Fulton County

Flood gauges in Fulton County
Hog Wallow at Roswell10.015.41 ft, Sep 22, 20090
Alpharetta7.013.05 ft, Feb 3, 19821
Roswell9.011.96 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Atlanta14.029.00 ft, Dec 10, 191913
GA 280 near Atlanta24.035.98 ft, Sep 22, 20093
Highway 141 near Norcross12.027.70 ft, Jan 8, 194613
Morgan Falls Dam near Roswell821.0827.01 ft, Sep 22, 20091
West Wesley Road at Atlanta12.025.46 ft, Sep 22, 20093
Atlanta17.025.80 ft, Dec 9, 19199
Jackson Parkway at Atlanta13.018.03 ft, Mar 13, 19750
Atlanta12.015.95 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Forrest Park Road at Atlanta15.016.62 ft, Sep 19, 20090
Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta18.027.89 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta15.023.61 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NCKG1, 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.