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Shoal Creek at GA 54 near Sharpsburg

Highest listed crest 12.90 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft10 crests since 2010

The Shoal Creek at GA 54 near Sharpsburg crested above flood stage 10 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2024. The highest, 12.90 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 2.90 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Shoal Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.90 ft
September 27, 2024; 2,746 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
12.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Coweta County
Near Peachtree City (3.1 mi), Newnan (8.9 mi), Fayetteville (9.7 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 54 near Sharpsburg
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.010Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2010 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shoal Creek at GA 54 near Sharpsburg, 2010 to 2024 10121416182022ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jan 25, 2010: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,968 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 2,162 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2018: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,448 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,308 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,116 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2020: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,019 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,864 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2021: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2024: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,913 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,746 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.90 ft, Sep 27, 2024 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shoal Creek at GA 54 near Sharpsburg 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 5 2010s2020s
  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 54 near Sharpsburg
1Sep 27, 202412.90+2.90Minor2,746
2Aug 3, 201811.92+1.92Minor2,448
3Dec 28, 201811.45+1.45Minor2,308
4Dec 30, 202111.27+1.27Minor2,250
5Dec 24, 201510.98+0.98Minor2,162
6Apr 19, 201910.83+0.83Minor2,116
7Feb 19, 202010.51+0.51Minor2,019
8Jan 25, 201010.34+0.34Minor1,968
9Mar 9, 202410.16+0.16Minor1,913
10Oct 11, 202010.05+0.05Minor1,864

The worst floods along the Shoal Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Shoal Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 27, 2024: 12.90 ft here, minor flooding

December 24, 2015: 10.98 ft here, minor flooding

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 Sharpsburg this gaugeGA10.012.90 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 108 near WaleskaGA14.014.70 ft, Feb 13, 20250

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHPG1, 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.