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Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta

Highest listed crest 23.61 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft5 crests since 2009

The Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2024. The highest, 23.61 ft on September 22, 2009, was major flooding, 8.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.61 ft
September 22, 2009; 8,970 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
21.46 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Fulton County
Near Atlanta (4.2 mi), Smyrna (5.3 mi), Brookhaven (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03Oct 11, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.01Sep 27, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Sep 22, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta, 2009 to 2024 141618202224ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Sep 22, 2009: 23.61 ft, major flooding; 8,970 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 15.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,499 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,688 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2020: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,079 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 21.46 ft, moderate flooding; 8,075 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.61 ft, Sep 22, 2009 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 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, Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta
1Sep 22, 200923.61+8.61Major8,970
2Sep 27, 202421.46+6.46Moderate8,075
3Oct 11, 202016.67+1.67Minor6,079
4Dec 28, 201815.73+0.73Minor5,688
5Nov 11, 200915.28+0.28Minor5,499

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
Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta18.027.89 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDCG1, 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.