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Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta

Highest listed crest 27.89 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft5 crests since 2003

The Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2018. The highest, 27.89 ft on September 22, 2009, was major flooding, 9.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.89 ft
September 22, 2009; 5,465 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
December 28, 2018
18.31 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Mableton (4.8 mi), East Point (7.4 mi), South Fulton (7.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta
Action stage16.01May 6, 2003The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.02Dec 28, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.01Jul 12, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.01Sep 22, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2003 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta, 2003 to 2018 16182022242628ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft May 6, 2003: 16.86 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2005: 22.53 ft, moderate floodingSep 22, 2009: 27.89 ft, major flooding; 5,465 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,228 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.89 ft, Sep 22, 2009 200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta
1Sep 22, 200927.89+9.89Major5,465
2Jul 12, 200522.53+4.53Moderate—
3Nov 11, 200918.32+0.32Minor3,230
4Dec 28, 201818.31+0.31Minor3,228
5May 6, 200316.86−1.14Action2,880

Other gauges in Fulton County

Flood gauges in Fulton County
Hog Wallow at Roswell10.015.41 ft, Sep 22, 20090
Alpharetta7.013.05 ft, Feb 3, 19821
Roswell9.011.96 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Atlanta14.029.00 ft, Dec 10, 191913
GA 280 near Atlanta24.035.98 ft, Sep 22, 20093
Highway 141 near Norcross12.027.70 ft, Jan 8, 194613
Morgan Falls Dam near Roswell821.0827.01 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta11.015.50 ft, Dec 1, 19738
West Wesley Road at Atlanta12.025.46 ft, Sep 22, 20093
Atlanta17.025.80 ft, Dec 9, 19199
Jackson Parkway at Atlanta13.018.03 ft, Mar 13, 19750
Atlanta12.015.95 ft, Mar 13, 20190
Forrest Park Road at Atlanta15.016.62 ft, Sep 19, 20090
Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta15.023.61 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge UTYG1, 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.