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Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta

Highest listed crest 18.03 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft12 crests since 1963

The Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta crested above flood stage 12 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1963 to 2025. The highest, 18.03 ft on March 13, 1975, was moderate flooding, 5.03 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.03 ft
March 13, 1975; 4,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2025
13.46 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Atlanta (3.7 mi), Smyrna (5.3 mi), Mableton (6.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.011Aug 21, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.01Mar 13, 1975Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1963 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta, 1963 to 2025 12141618202224ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Apr 30, 1963: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1967: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1975: 18.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1989: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 14.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,817 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,594 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 13.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 16.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2021: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,011 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,564 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2025: 13.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,187 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.03 ft, Mar 13, 1975 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 4 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, Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta
1Mar 13, 197518.03+5.03Moderate4,300
2Apr 30, 196317.80+4.80Minor4,100
3Sep 30, 198917.55+4.55Minor3,700
4Jul 29, 196717.00+4.00Minor3,800
5Mar 17, 199016.50+3.50Minor3,300
6Oct 11, 202016.22+3.22Minor4,370
7Sep 21, 200914.93+1.93Minor3,817
8May 3, 201014.41+1.41Minor3,594
9Sep 27, 202414.34+1.34Minor3,564
10Dec 28, 201813.56+0.56Minor3,230
11Aug 21, 202513.46+0.46Minor3,187
12Dec 30, 202113.05+0.05Minor3,011

Gauges on the Proctor Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Proctor Creek
AtlantaGA12.015.95 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Jackson Parkway at Atlanta this gaugeGA13.018.03 ft, Mar 13, 19750

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
Atlanta17.025.80 ft, Dec 9, 19199
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 PRCG1, 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.