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Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta

Highest listed crest 25.46 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft25 crests since 1995

The Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1995 to 2025. The highest, 25.46 ft on September 22, 2009, was major flooding, 13.46 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Nancy Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.46 ft
September 22, 2009; 6,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
13.87 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Smyrna (4.7 mi), Atlanta (5.3 mi), Brookhaven (6.1 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 West Wesley Road at Atlanta
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.017Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.05Oct 11, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.03Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1995 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta, 1995 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Oct 5, 1995: 17.73 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 2003: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 21.34 ft, major flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 25.46 ft, major flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2009: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,911 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 17.30 ft, moderate flooding; 3,101 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2009: 12.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,296 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 16.11 ft, moderate flooding; 2,512 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,334 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,635 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2015: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,331 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 13.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,461 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,247 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2017: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,409 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,260 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 2,967 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,327 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,342 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,168 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 17.70 ft, moderate flooding; 3,318 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 14.24 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,432 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,412 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 22.42 ft, major flooding; 6,578 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,632 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.46 ft, Sep 22, 2009 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta 1990s: 1 2000s: 6 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 8 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 West Wesley Road at Atlanta
1Sep 22, 200925.46+13.46Major6,700
2Sep 27, 202422.42+10.42Major6,578
3Sep 17, 200421.34+9.34Major5,720
4Oct 5, 199517.73+5.73Moderate—
5Oct 11, 202017.70+5.70Moderate3,318
6Nov 11, 200917.30+5.30Moderate3,101
7Dec 28, 201817.05+5.05Moderate2,967
8May 3, 201016.11+4.11Moderate2,512
9Apr 19, 201915.69+3.69Minor2,327
10Sep 17, 202015.32+3.32Minor2,168
11May 6, 200314.90+2.90Minor1,670
12Oct 13, 200914.67+2.67Minor1,911
13Jan 4, 202314.24+2.24Minor—
14Apr 7, 201413.88+1.88Minor1,635
15Feb 13, 202513.87+1.87Minor1,632
16Dec 24, 201513.28+1.28Minor1,461
17Jan 9, 202413.18+1.18Minor1,432
18Mar 6, 202413.11+1.11Minor1,412
19Jun 21, 201713.10+1.10Minor1,409
20Feb 6, 202012.80+0.80Minor1,342
21May 5, 201312.76+0.76Minor1,334
22Nov 2, 201512.74+0.74Minor1,331
23Dec 19, 200912.56+0.56Minor1,296
24Nov 13, 201812.37+0.37Minor1,260
25Apr 5, 201712.30+0.30Minor1,247

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 22, 2009: 25.46 ft here, major flooding

September 27, 2024: 22.42 ft here, major flooding

September 17, 2004: 21.34 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 AtlantaGA11.015.50 ft, Dec 1, 19738
West Wesley Road at Atlanta this gaugeGA12.025.46 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
Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta11.015.50 ft, Dec 1, 19738
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 NANG1, 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.