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Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn

Highest listed crest 7.18 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft5 crests since 1997

The Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn crested above flood stage 4 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1997 to 2022. The highest, 7.18 ft on September 21, 2002, was minor flooding, 1.18 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.18 ft
September 21, 2002; 928 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 7, 2022
6.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gwinnett County
Near Mulberry (2.2 mi), Braselton (3.0 mi), Auburn (4.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn
Action stage4.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.04Jul 7, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1997 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn, 1997 to 2022 4681012ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 25, 1997: 4.23 ft, below flood stage; 367 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2002: 7.18 ft, minor flooding; 928 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2003: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 729 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2004: 6.46 ft, minor flooding; 780 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2022: 6.44 ft, minor flooding; 776 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.18 ft, Sep 21, 2002 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn 1990s: 0 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 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, Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road near Auburn
1Sep 21, 20027.18+1.18Minor928
2Sep 14, 20046.46+0.46Minor780
3Jul 7, 20226.44+0.44Minor776
4Jun 17, 20036.20+0.20Minor729
5Jun 25, 19974.23−1.77Below flood stage367

Other gauges in Gwinnett County

Flood gauges in Gwinnett County
New Hope Road near Grayson9.014.93 ft, Jun 17, 20030
Fence Road near Dacula8.08.56 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Lenora Road near Snellville10.012.74 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Beaver Road near Loganville9.09.69 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Norcross11.014.59 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee Dam Road near Suwanee9.013.04 ft, May 19, 20130
Lee Road near Snellville9.010.91 ft, Jul 7, 20050
Graves Road near Norcross12.012.93 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Patterson Road near Lawrenceville11.016.69 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee Dam Road near Buford10.010.45 ft, May 19, 20130
Paper Mill Rd near Lawrenceville11.013.12 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Suwanee8.014.30 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Club Drive near Lilburn11.015.90 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Snellville23.023.75 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLRG1, 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.