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Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven

Highest listed crest 18.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft17 crests since 2009

The Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven crested above flood stage 17 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 18.00 ft on September 21, 2009, was moderate flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.00 ft
September 21, 2009
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
14.14 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Clarkston (3.7 mi), Decatur (4.4 mi), Tucker (5.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.016Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01Sep 21, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 2009 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven, 2009 to 2024 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 18.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 2010: 12.66 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2012: 12.84 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2013: 12.63 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2015: 15.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 2016: 13.80 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2017: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 1,865 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,105 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,019 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,274 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2020: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,744 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2021: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,912 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2021: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,707 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2023: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,693 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,162 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2024: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,727 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,354 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.00 ft, Sep 21, 2009 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 8 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, Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven
1Sep 21, 200918.00+6.00Moderate—
2Oct 11, 202016.64+4.64Minor3,274
3Dec 24, 201515.14+3.14Minor—
4Sep 27, 202414.14+2.14Minor2,354
5Feb 3, 201613.80+1.80Minor—
6Mar 6, 202413.57+1.57Minor2,162
7Dec 28, 201813.41+1.41Minor2,105
8Apr 19, 201913.14+1.14Minor2,019
9Jan 21, 201212.84+0.84Minor—
10May 3, 202112.81+0.81Minor1,912
11May 3, 201012.66+0.66Minor—
12Jan 21, 201712.64+0.64Minor1,865
13Aug 21, 201312.63+0.63Minor—
14Oct 25, 202012.27+0.27Minor1,744
15Jul 8, 202412.20+0.20Minor1,727
16Dec 30, 202112.15+0.15Minor1,707
17Aug 29, 202312.09+0.09Minor1,693

The worst floods along the Snapfinger Creek

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

October 11, 2020: 16.64 ft here, minor flooding

December 24, 2015: 15.14 ft here, minor flooding

September 27, 2024: 14.14 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Snapfinger Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Snapfinger Creek
Redan Road near Glen Haven this gaugeGA12.018.00 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Thompson Mill Road near LithoniaGA16.017.54 ft, Oct 11, 20200

Other gauges in DeKalb County

Flood gauges in DeKalb County
Montreal Road near Tucker8.08.64 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Rainbow Drive near Decatur11.013.32 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Constitution Road near Atlanta11.014.23 ft, Sep 16, 20040
Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee16.022.50 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Briarwood Road near Atlanta10.015.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Buford Highway at Atlanta13.018.57 ft, Sep 21, 20094
Evans Mill Road near Lithonia8.08.25 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Columbia Drive near Atlanta11.013.42 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia16.017.54 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Casa Drive at Clarkston10.010.25 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Johnson Road near Atlanta13.016.53 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta15.016.01 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger13.021.42 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain9.09.94 ft, Oct 11, 20200
GA 124 near Lithonia15.027.47 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SFCG1, 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.