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Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville

Highest listed crest 17.56 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft28 crests since 1991

The Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville crested above flood stage 28 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1991 to 2024. The highest, 17.56 ft on March 9, 1998, was moderate flooding, 6.56 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.56 ft
March 9, 1998; 9,240 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
28 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 10, 2024
12.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pulaski County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.027Mar 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Mar 9, 1998Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1991 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, 1991 to 2024 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Mar 3, 1991: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1994: 15.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1997: 13.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 17.56 ft, moderate flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2004: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2009: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,191 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2009: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,434 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2009: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,748 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2009: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2010: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2011: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,304 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,654 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2014: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2015: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,871 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,694 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,721 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2020: 14.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,611 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2020: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 5,183 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2020: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,893 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2020: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,794 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2020: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,608 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2021: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,901 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,327 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2023: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,333 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,571 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2024: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,751 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.56 ft, Mar 9, 1998 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville 1990s: 4 2000s: 5 2010s: 8 2020s: 11 11 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville
1Mar 9, 199817.56+6.56Moderate9,240
2Jul 7, 199415.17+4.17Minor5,960
3Oct 9, 202115.12+4.12Minor5,901
4Sep 28, 200415.07+4.07Minor5,840
5Mar 6, 202014.52+3.52Minor5,183
6Mar 3, 199114.13+3.13Minor4,740
7Sep 23, 200914.13+3.13Minor4,748
8Feb 21, 202014.01+3.01Minor4,611
9Feb 23, 199713.48+2.48Minor4,060
10Feb 8, 202013.22+2.22Minor3,721
11Feb 13, 202413.08+2.08Minor3,571
12Dec 16, 200913.06+2.06Minor3,640
13Jan 22, 201012.58+1.58Minor3,260
14Jan 31, 201012.50+1.50Minor3,200
15Apr 3, 200912.49+1.49Minor3,191
16Apr 21, 202012.20+1.20Minor2,893
17Feb 27, 201512.08+1.08Minor2,871
18Apr 25, 202012.06+1.06Minor2,794
19Mar 10, 202412.00+1.00Minor2,751
20Feb 27, 201311.85+0.85Minor2,654
21Jan 25, 201911.80+0.80Minor2,694
22Sep 18, 202011.78+0.78Minor2,608
23Feb 4, 201611.50+0.50Minor2,520
24Sep 19, 200911.46+0.46Minor2,434
25Jan 31, 202311.35+0.35Minor2,333
26Apr 8, 202211.34+0.34Minor2,327
27Feb 6, 201111.29+0.29Minor2,304
28Apr 20, 201411.22+0.22Minor2,380

Other gauges in Pulaski County

Flood gauges in Pulaski County
US 341 at Hawkinsville20.040.91 ft, Jul 9, 19941

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TSCG1, 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.