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Spring Creek above Colquitt

Highest listed crest 12.28 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft19 crests since 2013

The Spring Creek above Colquitt crested above flood stage 13 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2024. The highest, 12.28 ft on February 26, 2013, was moderate flooding, 2.28 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Spring Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.28 ft
February 26, 2013
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
13 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 11, 2024
11.73 ft, minor flooding
Location
Miller County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring Creek above Colquitt
Action stage8.06Mar 8, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.09Mar 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.04Feb 14, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Spring Creek above Colquitt, 2013 to 2024 81012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Feb 14, 2013: 11.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2013: 12.28 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2013: 9.68 ft, action stageAug 18, 2013: 9.50 ft, action stageApr 9, 2014: 10.01 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2014: 11.19 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2015: 10.21 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2015: 10.34 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 2016: 10.44 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2016: 10.49 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2016: 11.00 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 2016: 8.28 ft, action stageJan 5, 2017: 9.77 ft, action stageJan 24, 2017: 9.87 ft, action stageDec 4, 2018: 12.05 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 2020: 12.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 2020: 9.89 ft, action stageFeb 14, 2024: 12.21 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 2024: 11.73 ft, minor flooding Highest, 12.28 ft, Feb 26, 2013 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring Creek above Colquitt 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 3 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, Spring Creek above Colquitt
1Feb 26, 201312.28+2.28Moderate—
2Feb 14, 202412.21+2.21Moderate—
3Feb 9, 202012.09+2.09Moderate—
4Dec 4, 201812.05+2.05Moderate—
5Mar 11, 202411.73+1.73Minor—
6May 2, 201411.19+1.19Minor—
7Feb 14, 201311.05+1.05Minor—
8Apr 3, 201611.00+1.00Minor—
9Feb 25, 201610.49+0.49Minor—
10Feb 5, 201610.44+0.44Minor—
11Dec 25, 201510.34+0.34Minor—
12Jan 26, 201510.21+0.21Minor—
13Apr 9, 201410.01+0.01Minor—
14Mar 8, 20209.89−0.11Action—
15Jan 24, 20179.87−0.13Action—
16Jan 5, 20179.77−0.23Action—
17Jul 26, 20139.68−0.32Action—
18Aug 18, 20139.50−0.50Action—
19Dec 6, 20168.28−1.72Action—

The worst floods along the Spring Creek

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

February 26, 2013: 12.28 ft here, moderate flooding

February 14, 2024: 12.21 ft here, moderate flooding

February 9, 2020: 12.09 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Spring Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Spring Creek
Colquitt this gaugeGA10.012.28 ft, Feb 26, 20130
Iron City (CR 16)GA16.024.40 ft, Mar 10, 19981

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CQUG1, 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.