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Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16)

Highest listed crest 24.40 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft39 crests since 1940

The Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2024. The highest, 24.40 ft on March 10, 1998, was major flooding, 8.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.40 ft
March 10, 1998; 34,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 12, 2024
16.87 ft, minor flooding
Location
Decatur County
Near Bainbridge (13.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16)
Action stage12.06Mar 9, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.022Mar 12, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.010Apr 3, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Mar 10, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1940 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16), 1940 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Feb 20, 1940: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1947: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1948: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1961: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1964: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1973: 18.28 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1974: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1975: 19.43 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1991: 18.04 ft, moderate flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1993: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,620 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1994: 19.95 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1995: 18.86 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1998: 24.40 ft, major flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2008: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 7,171 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2009: 20.75 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2009: 20.56 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 19.33 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2013: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,141 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2013: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2014: 16.20 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2014: 16.23 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2014: 17.88 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2015: 15.29 ft, action stage; 4,515 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2016: 16.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,684 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2016: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,450 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2016: 12.46 ft, action stage; 2,477 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2016: 18.01 ft, moderate flooding; 8,265 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2016: 13.20 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2017: 15.23 ft, action stage; 4,438 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2017: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2018: 12.94 ft, action stage; 2,732 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2018: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2020: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,493 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2020: 15.50 ft, action stage; 4,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2024: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2024: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,209 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.40 ft, Mar 10, 1998 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16) 1940s: 3 1950s: 0 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 5 2000s: 4 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Iron City (CR 16)
1Mar 10, 199824.40+8.40Major34,500
2Mar 30, 200920.75+4.75Moderate18,500
3Apr 4, 200920.56+4.56Moderate17,500
4Jul 8, 199419.95+3.95Moderate12,900
5Apr 12, 197519.43+3.43Moderate17,700
6Feb 27, 201319.33+3.33Moderate—
7Feb 14, 199518.86+2.86Moderate10,500
8Jan 28, 197818.35+2.35Moderate13,400
9Feb 3, 197318.28+2.28Moderate11,000
10Mar 5, 199118.04+2.04Moderate9,120
11Apr 3, 201618.01+2.01Moderate8,265
12Apr 3, 200517.98+1.98Minor7,880
13Dec 5, 201817.90+1.90Minor8,240
14May 2, 201417.88+1.88Minor—
15Apr 6, 196017.80+1.80Minor8,260
16Jan 13, 199317.76+1.76Minor8,620
17Dec 10, 194817.70+1.70Minor8,080
18Feb 10, 202017.63+1.63Minor7,493
19Mar 10, 194717.60+1.60Minor7,900
20Apr 18, 196117.60+1.60Minor7,900
21Dec 28, 196417.58+1.58Minor7,860
22Aug 27, 200817.54+1.54Minor7,171
23Feb 15, 202417.50+1.50Minor7,180
24Feb 16, 197417.36+1.36Minor7,470
25Feb 20, 194017.30+1.30Minor7,080
26Mar 12, 202416.87+0.87Minor6,209
27Jul 26, 201316.82+0.82Minor6,141
28Aug 20, 201316.80+0.80Minor6,140
29Feb 6, 201616.42+0.42Minor5,684
30Apr 21, 201416.23+0.23Minor—
31Apr 10, 201416.20+0.20Minor—
32Feb 26, 201616.20+0.20Minor5,450
33Jan 25, 201716.000.00Minor5,220
34Mar 9, 202015.50−0.50Action4,690
35Dec 26, 201515.29−0.71Action4,515
36Jan 6, 201715.23−0.77Action4,438
37Dec 7, 201613.20−2.80Action2,900
38Nov 18, 201812.94−3.06Action2,732
39Mar 29, 201612.46−3.54Action2,477

Gauges on the Spring Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Spring Creek
ColquittGA10.012.28 ft, Feb 26, 20130
Iron City (CR 16) this gaugeGA16.024.40 ft, Mar 10, 19981

Other gauges in Decatur County

Flood gauges in Decatur County
Bainbridge (US 27)25.040.90 ft, Jan 24, 19253

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IRCG1, 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.