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Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground

Highest listed crest 18.67 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft2 crests since 2009

The Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 18.67 ft on February 13, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.67 ft
February 13, 2025; 1,687 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
18.67 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Canton (6.6 mi), Holly Springs (10.9 mi), Milton (12.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.02Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2009 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground, 2009 to 2025 182022242628ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Sep 22, 2009: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,687 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.67 ft, Feb 13, 2025 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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, Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5 below Ball Ground
1Feb 13, 202518.67+0.67Minor1,687
2Sep 22, 200918.000.00Minor1,490

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
Ball Ground13.014.23 ft, Sep 22, 20090
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 BALG1, 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.