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Snake Creek near Whitesburg

Highest listed crest 17.30 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft6 crests since 1956

The Snake Creek near Whitesburg crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2009. The highest, 17.30 ft on September 21, 2009, was major flooding, 5.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.30 ft
September 21, 2009; 10,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
September 21, 2009
17.30 ft, major flooding
Location
Carroll County
Near Carrollton (9.6 mi), Newnan (13.7 mi), Villa Rica (13.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snake Creek near Whitesburg
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.04Mar 8, 1998Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Feb 25, 1961Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Sep 21, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1956 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snake Creek near Whitesburg, 1956 to 2009 12141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Mar 16, 1956: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1961: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1973: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1998: 12.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 17.30 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.30 ft, Sep 21, 2009 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snake Creek near Whitesburg 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, Snake Creek near Whitesburg
1Sep 21, 200917.30+5.30Major10,900
2Feb 25, 196114.40+2.40Moderate7,690
3Feb 3, 198213.40+1.40Minor6,680
4Dec 31, 197313.12+1.12Minor6,420
5Mar 16, 195612.80+0.80Minor6,110
6Mar 8, 199812.65+0.65Minor5,910

Other gauges in Carroll County

Flood gauges in Carroll County
Whitesburg17.029.74 ft, Sep 23, 20093
GA 100 near Bowdon17.018.48 ft, Sep 22, 20090
US 27 at Carrollton18.019.30 ft, Nov 29, 19480
Snake Creek downstream Snake Creek Reservoir near Whitesburg13.016.99 ft, Sep 21, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNKG1, 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.