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Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro

Highest listed crest 14.66 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft4 crests since 2009

The Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro crested above flood stage 4 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 14.66 ft on September 17, 2020, was moderate flooding, 4.66 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.66 ft
September 17, 2020; 8,624 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2024
10.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.03Feb 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Sep 17, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2009 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro, 2009 to 2024 101112131415ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Apr 3, 2009: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,718 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,779 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 14.66 ft, moderate flooding; 8,624 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.66 ft, Sep 17, 2020 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 3 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro
1Sep 17, 202014.66+4.66Moderate8,624
2Feb 7, 202010.29+0.29Minor2,779
3Apr 3, 200910.24+0.24Minor2,718
4Feb 13, 202410.000.00Minor2,460

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
GA 272 near Oconee15.015.83 ft, Feb 19, 19950
Avant Mine near Oconee18.020.67 ft, Apr 15, 19980
Oconee17.029.90 ft, Mar 10, 19986

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DAVG1, 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.