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South Fork Peachtree Creek at Johnson Road near Atlanta

Highest listed crest 16.53 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft17 crests since 1976

The South Fork Peachtree Creek at Johnson Road near Atlanta crested above flood stage 14 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1976 to 2024. The highest, 16.53 ft on September 27, 2024, was moderate flooding, 3.53 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
16.53 ft
September 27, 2024; 5,014 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
14 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
16.53 ft, moderate flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Decatur (3.4 mi), Brookhaven (4.2 mi), Atlanta (5.4 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 Johnson Road near Atlanta
Action stage11.03Jan 25, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.010Mar 6, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.04Sep 27, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1976 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 Johnson Road near Atlanta, 1976 to 2024 121314151617ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Mar 16, 1976: 16.35 ft, moderate flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2003: 12.99 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2004: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2005: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2009: 13.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,514 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 15.26 ft, moderate flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 12.00 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 12.22 ft, action stage; 2,891 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2012: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,445 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,955 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,402 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,497 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2023: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,519 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2024: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 3,568 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 16.53 ft, moderate flooding; 5,014 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.53 ft, Sep 27, 2024 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Fork Peachtree Creek at Johnson Road near Atlanta 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 4 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Johnson Road near Atlanta
1Sep 27, 202416.53+3.53Moderate5,014
2Mar 16, 197616.35+3.35Moderate4,900
3Sep 16, 200416.10+3.10Moderate4,800
4Sep 21, 200915.26+2.26Moderate5,700
5Dec 28, 201814.54+1.54Minor3,955
6May 3, 201014.10+1.10Minor3,800
7Dec 24, 201513.90+0.90Minor3,700
8Jul 6, 200513.89+0.89Minor3,690
9Mar 6, 202413.64+0.64Minor3,568
10Oct 11, 202013.57+0.57Minor3,497
11Jul 22, 202313.54+0.54Minor3,519
12Sep 17, 200913.53+0.53Minor3,514
13Jan 21, 201213.39+0.39Minor3,445
14Apr 19, 201913.36+0.36Minor3,402
15May 3, 200312.99−0.01Action3,250
16Jan 25, 201012.22−0.78Action2,891
17Nov 11, 200912.00−1.00Action2,790

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: 16.53 ft here, moderate 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 ClarkstonGA10.010.25 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Johnson Road near Atlanta this gaugeGA13.016.53 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
Casa Drive at Clarkston10.010.25 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPJG1, 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.