North Fork Peachtree Creek at Graves Road near Norcross

Highest listed crest 12.93 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft2 crests since 2004

The North Fork Peachtree Creek at Graves Road near Norcross crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2009. The highest, 12.93 ft on September 21, 2009, was minor flooding, 0.93 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Fork Peachtree Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.93 ft; September 21, 2009; 1,611 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 12.0 ft; Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 21, 2009; 12.93 ft, minor flooding
Location: Gwinnett County; Near Norcross (2.4 mi), Doraville (2.6 mi), Peachtree Corners (4.3 mi)
Identifiers: NWS NFPG1; USGS 02336030

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 Graves Road near Norcross

Action stage	9.0	1	Sep 16, 2004	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	12.0	1	Sep 21, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	16.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	18.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2004 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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 Graves Road near Norcross

1	Sep 21, 2009	12.93	+0.93	Minor	1,611
2	Sep 16, 2004	10.22	−1.78	Action	1,290

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 21, 2009: 12.93 ft here, minor flooding

Buford Highway at AtlantaGA · Sep 21, 2009 · 18.57 ft · Major · its highest

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 Norcross this gauge	GA	12.0	12.93 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Briarwood Road near Atlanta	GA	10.0	15.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Buford Highway at Atlanta	GA	13.0	18.57 ft, Sep 21, 2009	4

Other gauges in Gwinnett County

Flood gauges in Gwinnett County

New Hope Road near Grayson	9.0	14.93 ft, Jun 17, 2003	0
Fence Road near Dacula	8.0	8.56 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Lenora Road near Snellville	10.0	12.74 ft, Apr 19, 2019	0
Beaver Road near Loganville	9.0	9.69 ft, Dec 24, 2015	0
Norcross	11.0	14.59 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Suwanee	9.0	13.04 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Lee Road near Snellville	9.0	10.91 ft, Jul 7, 2005	0
Patterson Road near Lawrenceville	11.0	16.69 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Buford	10.0	10.45 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville	11.0	13.12 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee	8.0	14.30 ft, Sep 21, 2009	1
Club Drive near Lilburn	11.0	15.90 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Bill Cheek Road near Auburn	6.0	7.18 ft, Sep 21, 2002	0
Snellville	23.0	23.75 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NFPG1, 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.