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Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground

Highest listed crest 14.23 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft7 crests since 2006

The Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground crested above flood stage 3 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2025. The highest, 14.23 ft on September 22, 2009, was minor flooding, 1.23 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.23 ft
September 22, 2009; 1,232 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
13.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Cumming (9.5 mi), Milton (10.7 mi), Canton (13.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground
Action stage10.04Dec 23, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2006 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground, 2006 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Nov 16, 2006: 10.88 ft, action stage; 849 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,232 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 11.89 ft, action stage; 934 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2013: 12.69 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 12.49 ft, action stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,143 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,141 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.23 ft, Sep 22, 2009 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground
1Sep 22, 200914.23+1.23Minor1,232
2Feb 7, 202013.73+0.73Minor1,143
3Feb 13, 202513.71+0.71Minor1,141
4Aug 7, 201312.69−0.31Action1,020
5Dec 23, 201312.49−0.51Action1,000
6Nov 11, 200911.89−1.11Action934
7Nov 16, 200610.88−2.12Action849

Other gauges in Cherokee County

Flood gauges in Cherokee County
Canton17.024.87 ft, Feb 13, 20250
Canton16.026.70 ft, Jan 7, 19462
GA 5 near Woodstock11.020.80 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Old GA 5 below Ball Ground18.018.67 ft, Feb 13, 20250
GA 108 near Waleska14.014.70 ft, Feb 13, 20250

Cherokee County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FREG1, 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.