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Peachtree Creek at Atlanta

Highest listed crest 25.80 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft59 crests since 1919

The Peachtree Creek at Atlanta crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1919 to 2025. The highest, 25.80 ft on December 9, 1919, was major flooding, 8.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.80 ft
December 9, 1919; 21,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
9
17th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
17.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Atlanta (4.1 mi), Brookhaven (5.0 mi), Smyrna (6.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Peachtree Creek at Atlanta
Action stage13.03Mar 15, 2001The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.020Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.027Jan 4, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.09Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1919 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, 1919 to 2025 14161820222426ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Dec 9, 1919: 25.80 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1948: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1953: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1956: 18.36 ft, moderate flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1961: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1963: 18.70 ft, moderate flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1964: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,760 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1969: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1970: 18.31 ft, moderate flooding; 6,950 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1975: 19.41 ft, moderate flooding; 8,350 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1976: 20.30 ft, major flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 19.08 ft, moderate flooding; 8,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 17.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,120 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1984: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1986: 17.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1987: 19.22 ft, moderate flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1989: 19.47 ft, moderate flooding; 8,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 18.01 ft, moderate flooding; 7,150 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 21.06 ft, major flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1991: 18.48 ft, moderate flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1991: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1991: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1992: 19.64 ft, moderate flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1992: 18.31 ft, moderate flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1994: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1995: 19.10 ft, moderate flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1996: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1997: 17.62 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1997: 19.11 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1998: 20.16 ft, major flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1999: 16.00 ft, action stage; 5,670 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2000: 15.87 ft, action stage; 5,580 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2001: 15.61 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2002: 17.34 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2003: 17.80 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2003: 18.07 ft, moderate flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 22.70 ft, major floodingSep 28, 2004: 20.60 ft, major floodingMar 31, 2005: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,215 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 23.70 ft, major flooding; 20,884 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 18.27 ft, moderate flooding; 7,339 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 19.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,056 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,908 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2015: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,673 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 19.41 ft, moderate flooding; 8,252 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 18.24 ft, moderate flooding; 7,315 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2017: 18.85 ft, moderate flooding; 7,799 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 19.21 ft, moderate flooding; 8,087 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 18.08 ft, moderate flooding; 7,193 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 19.06 ft, moderate flooding; 7,966 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 20.16 ft, major flooding; 8,794 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2021: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,918 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 18.03 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2024: 17.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,582 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,782 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 23.51 ft, major flooding; 19,427 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 17.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,987 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.80 ft, Dec 9, 1919 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Peachtree Creek at Atlanta 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 4 1980s: 6 1990s: 14 14 2000s: 8 2010s: 8 2020s: 8 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Peachtree Creek at Atlanta
1Dec 9, 191925.80+8.80Major21,000
2Sep 22, 200923.70+6.70Major20,884
3Sep 27, 202423.51+6.51Major19,427
4Sep 17, 200422.70+5.70Major—
5Mar 17, 199021.06+4.06Major9,650
6Sep 28, 200420.60+3.60Major—
7Mar 16, 197620.30+3.30Major8,660
8Mar 8, 199820.16+3.16Major8,880
9Oct 11, 202020.16+3.16Major8,794
10Sep 5, 199219.64+2.64Moderate8,450
11Sep 30, 198919.47+2.47Moderate8,310
12Mar 13, 197519.41+2.41Moderate8,350
13Dec 24, 201519.41+2.41Moderate8,252
14Jan 18, 198719.22+2.22Moderate8,110
15Dec 28, 201819.21+2.21Moderate8,087
16May 3, 201019.17+2.17Moderate8,056
17Nov 21, 199719.11+2.11Moderate—
18Oct 4, 199519.10+2.10Moderate8,010
19Apr 13, 197919.08+2.08Moderate8,070
20Sep 17, 202019.06+2.06Moderate7,966
21Jun 21, 201718.85+1.85Moderate7,799
22Nov 28, 194818.70+1.70Moderate6,880
23Apr 30, 195318.70+1.70Moderate7,690
24Apr 30, 196318.70+1.70Moderate6,880
25Jan 27, 199618.60+1.60Moderate7,610
26Sep 18, 199418.50+1.50Moderate7,530
27May 19, 199118.48+1.48Moderate7,520
28Mar 16, 195618.36+1.36Moderate6,300
29Mar 19, 197018.31+1.31Moderate6,950
30Nov 25, 199218.31+1.31Moderate7,380
31Nov 11, 200918.27+1.27Moderate7,339
32Apr 5, 201718.24+1.24Moderate7,315
33Apr 19, 201918.08+1.08Moderate7,193
34May 16, 200318.07+1.07Moderate7,190
35Jan 4, 202318.03+1.03Moderate—
36Feb 16, 199018.01+1.01Moderate7,150
37Apr 8, 198317.97+0.97Minor7,120
38Apr 18, 196917.91+0.91Minor6,840
39Mar 6, 198617.87+0.87Minor7,040
40Feb 13, 202517.81+0.81Minor6,987
41May 6, 200317.80+0.80Minor—
42Mar 31, 200517.80+0.80Minor6,215
43Dec 30, 202117.72+0.72Minor6,918
44Apr 7, 201417.71+0.71Minor6,908
45Jul 23, 199717.62+0.62Minor6,860
46Mar 6, 202417.54+0.54Minor6,782
47Jun 18, 199117.52+0.52Minor6,780
48Feb 2, 199617.40+0.40Minor6,690
49Nov 2, 201517.40+0.40Minor6,673
50Dec 24, 200217.34+0.34Minor—

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
West Wesley Road at Atlanta12.025.46 ft, Sep 22, 20093
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 AANG1, 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.