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North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta

Highest listed crest 15.81 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft16 crests since 2019

The North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta crested above flood stage 16 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2026. The highest, 15.81 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 5.81 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Fork Peachtree Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.81 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 27, 2026
11.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Brookhaven (1.7 mi), Chamblee (3.0 mi), Clarkston (5.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.016Feb 27, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 2019 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta, 2019 to 2026 10121416182022ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Apr 19, 2019: 12.98 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2020: 10.54 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2020: 12.83 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2020: 14.20 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2020: 11.64 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2021: 11.75 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 2021: 10.63 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2022: 11.64 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2022: 10.00 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 2023: 12.72 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 11.19 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2024: 11.63 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2024: 10.43 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 15.81 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2025: 11.95 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2026: 11.62 ft, minor flooding Highest, 15.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta 2010s: 1 2020s: 15 15 2010s2020s
  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, North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta
1Sep 27, 202415.81+5.81Minor—
2Oct 11, 202014.20+4.20Minor—
3Apr 19, 201912.98+2.98Minor—
4Sep 17, 202012.83+2.83Minor—
5Jan 4, 202312.72+2.72Minor—
6Feb 13, 202511.95+1.95Minor—
7May 3, 202111.75+1.75Minor—
8Oct 25, 202011.64+1.64Minor—
9Apr 5, 202211.64+1.64Minor—
10Mar 6, 202411.63+1.63Minor—
11Feb 27, 202611.62+1.62Minor—
12Jan 9, 202411.19+1.19Minor—
13Dec 30, 202110.63+0.63Minor—
14Aug 21, 202010.54+0.54Minor—
15Jul 8, 202410.43+0.43Minor—
16Nov 30, 202210.000.00Minor—

The worst floods along the North Fork Peachtree Creek

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

September 27, 2024: 15.81 ft here, minor flooding

October 11, 2020: 14.20 ft here, minor flooding

April 19, 2019: 12.98 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the North Fork Peachtree Creek

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

Flood gauges on the North Fork Peachtree Creek
Graves Road near NorcrossGA12.012.93 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Briarwood Road near Atlanta this gaugeGA10.015.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Buford Highway at AtlantaGA13.018.57 ft, Sep 21, 20094

Other gauges in DeKalb County

Flood gauges in DeKalb County
Montreal Road near Tucker8.08.64 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Rainbow Drive near Decatur11.013.32 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Constitution Road near Atlanta11.014.23 ft, Sep 16, 20040
Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee16.022.50 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Buford Highway at Atlanta13.018.57 ft, Sep 21, 20094
Evans Mill Road near Lithonia8.08.25 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Columbia Drive near Atlanta11.013.42 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Redan Road near Glen Haven12.018.00 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia16.017.54 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Casa Drive at Clarkston10.010.25 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Johnson Road near Atlanta13.016.53 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta15.016.01 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger13.021.42 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain9.09.94 ft, Oct 11, 20200
GA 124 near Lithonia15.027.47 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFBG1, 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.