Shoal Creek at Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville

Highest listed crest 13.12 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft2 crests since 2009

The Shoal Creek at Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2010. The highest, 13.12 ft on September 21, 2009, was minor flooding, 2.12 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 13.12 ft; September 21, 2009; 1,972 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 25, 2010; 11.11 ft, minor flooding
Location: Gwinnett County; Near Lawrenceville (2.5 mi), Snellville (7.0 mi), Auburn (8.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS LAVG1; USGS 02208130

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 Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville

Action stage	9.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.0	2	Jan 25, 2010	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	14.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	17.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2009 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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 Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville

1	Sep 21, 2009	13.12	+2.12	Minor	1,972
2	Jan 25, 2010	11.11	+0.11	Minor	1,496

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.

January 25, 2010: 11.11 ft here, minor flooding

GA 54 near SharpsburgGA · Jan 25, 2010 · 10.34 ft · Minor

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 Atlanta	GA	11.0	13.42 ft, Dec 24, 2015
Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville this gauge	GA	11.0	13.12 ft, Sep 21, 2009
Shoal Creek Road near Griffin	GA	7.0	8.72 ft, Jul 11, 2005
GA 54 near Sharpsburg	GA	10.0	12.90 ft, Sep 27, 2024
GA 108 near Waleska	GA	14.0	14.70 ft, Feb 13, 2025

Other gauges in Gwinnett County

Flood gauges in Gwinnett County

New Hope Road near Grayson	9.0	14.93 ft, Jun 17, 2003	0
Fence Road near Dacula	8.0	8.56 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Lenora Road near Snellville	10.0	12.74 ft, Apr 19, 2019	0
Beaver Road near Loganville	9.0	9.69 ft, Dec 24, 2015	0
Norcross	11.0	14.59 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Suwanee	9.0	13.04 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Lee Road near Snellville	9.0	10.91 ft, Jul 7, 2005	0
Graves Road near Norcross	12.0	12.93 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Patterson Road near Lawrenceville	11.0	16.69 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Suwanee Dam Road near Buford	10.0	10.45 ft, May 19, 2013	0
Suwanee	8.0	14.30 ft, Sep 21, 2009	1
Club Drive near Lilburn	11.0	15.90 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Bill Cheek Road near Auburn	6.0	7.18 ft, Sep 21, 2002	0
Snellville	23.0	23.75 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAVG1, 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.