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Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin

Highest listed crest 8.72 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft6 crests since 2004

The Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin crested above flood stage 6 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2024. The highest, 8.72 ft on July 11, 2005, was minor flooding, 1.72 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.72 ft
July 11, 2005
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 9, 2024
7.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Spalding County
Near Griffin (5.3 mi), Lovejoy (13.1 mi), Fayetteville (14.7 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 Shoal Creek Road near Griffin
Action stage5.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.06Jan 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2004 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin, 2004 to 2024 7891011ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Sep 16, 2004: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2005: 8.72 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 2009: 7.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,451 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 7.78 ft, minor flooding; 4,616 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2020: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,841 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2024: 7.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,952 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.72 ft, Jul 11, 2005 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 1 2020s: 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, Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin
1Jul 11, 20058.72+1.72Minor—
2Apr 19, 20197.78+0.78Minor4,616
3Dec 3, 20097.72+0.72Minor1,451
4Sep 16, 20047.59+0.59Minor1,520
5Jan 9, 20247.06+0.06Minor1,952
6Aug 25, 20207.03+0.03Minor1,841

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.

April 19, 2019: 7.78 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 Griffin this gaugeGA7.08.72 ft, Jul 11, 20050
GA 54 near SharpsburgGA10.012.90 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 108 near WaleskaGA14.014.70 ft, Feb 13, 20250

Other gauges in Spalding County

Flood gauges in Spalding County
Griffin12.024.22 ft, Jul 6, 19941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHLG1, 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.