South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston

Highest listed crest 10.25 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft4 crests since 2013

The South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2024. The highest, 10.25 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.25 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the South Fork Peachtree Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.25 ft
September 27, 2024; 1,843 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
10.25 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Clarkston (0.4 mi), Tucker (3.6 mi), Decatur (3.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston
Action stage8.03Oct 11, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2013 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston, 2013 to 2024 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Aug 21, 2013: 9.35 ft, action stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 8.59 ft, action stage; 1,190 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 9.79 ft, action stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 10.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,843 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.25 ft, Sep 27, 2024 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1 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, South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston
1Sep 27, 202410.25+0.25Minor1,843
2Oct 11, 20209.79−0.21Action1,650
3Aug 21, 20139.35−0.65Action1,470
4Dec 28, 20188.59−1.41Action1,190

The worst floods along the South Fork Peachtree Creek

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

September 27, 2024: 10.25 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the South Fork Peachtree Creek

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

Flood gauges on the South Fork Peachtree Creek
Casa Drive at Clarkston this gaugeGA10.010.25 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Johnson Road near AtlantaGA13.016.53 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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
Redan Road near Glen Haven12.018.00 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia16.017.54 ft, Oct 11, 20200
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 SFPG1, 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.