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Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska

Highest listed crest 14.70 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft3 crests since 2009

The Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 14.70 ft on February 13, 2025, was minor flooding, 0.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.70 ft
February 13, 2025; 3,393 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
14.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cherokee County
Near Canton (6.1 mi), Holly Springs (9.2 mi), Woodstock (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska
Action stage11.01Jan 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.01Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska, 2009 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Jan 6, 2009: 10.87 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 11.03 ft, action stage; 2,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,393 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.70 ft, Feb 13, 2025 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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, Shoal Creek at GA 108 near Waleska
1Feb 13, 202514.70+0.70Minor3,393
2Jan 9, 202411.03−2.97Action2,540
3Jan 6, 200910.87−3.13Below flood stage2,510

Gauges on the Shoal Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Shoal Creek
Columbia Drive near AtlantaGA11.013.42 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Paper Mill Rd near LawrencevilleGA11.013.12 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Shoal Creek Road near GriffinGA7.08.72 ft, Jul 11, 20050
GA 54 near SharpsburgGA10.012.90 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 108 near Waleska this gaugeGA14.014.70 ft, Feb 13, 20250

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
Old GA 5 below Ball Ground18.018.67 ft, Feb 13, 20250

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WALG1, 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.