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Proctor Creek near Atlanta

Highest listed crest 15.95 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft5 crests since 2004

The Proctor Creek near Atlanta crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2019. The highest, 15.95 ft on March 13, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.95 ft
March 13, 2019; 4,435 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2019
15.95 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Atlanta (1.4 mi), Smyrna (7.4 mi), East Point (7.5 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 near Atlanta
Action stage10.01Nov 2, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.03Jul 6, 2005Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.01Mar 13, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2004 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Proctor Creek near Atlanta, 2004 to 2019 1012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jul 25, 2004: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2004: 13.99 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 2004: 11.75 ft, action stageJul 6, 2005: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 15.95 ft, moderate flooding; 4,435 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.95 ft, Mar 13, 2019 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Proctor Creek near Atlanta 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.20 ft on Feb 25, 1961; 15.40 ft on Apr 30, 1963.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Proctor Creek near Atlanta
1Mar 13, 201915.95+3.95Moderate4,435
2Sep 16, 200413.99+1.99Minor—
3Jul 6, 200513.35+1.35Minor4,200
4Jul 25, 200412.34+0.34Minor4,700
5Nov 2, 200411.75−0.25Action—

Gauges on the Proctor Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Proctor Creek
Atlanta this gaugeGA12.015.95 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Jackson Parkway at AtlantaGA13.018.03 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
Jackson Parkway at Atlanta13.018.03 ft, Mar 13, 19750
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 PCTG1, 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.