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Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead

Highest listed crest 22.54 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft37 crests since 2003

The Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 37 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2026. The highest, 22.54 ft on September 22, 2009, was major flooding, 11.54 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Yellow River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.54 ft
September 22, 2009; 20,140 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 28, 2026
11.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rockdale County
Near Conyers (2.7 mi), Covington (6.8 mi), Loganville (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.032Feb 28, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.04Sep 28, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Sep 22, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

37 crests from 2003 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead, 2003 to 2026 10152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 20, 2003: 14.26 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2003: 16.31 ft, moderate flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 14.31 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2005: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,362 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2005: 16.36 ft, moderate flooding; 9,451 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,635 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 22.54 ft, major flooding; 20,140 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2009: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,981 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2009: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,258 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2009: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,899 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,631 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,955 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2010: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2010: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,074 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2013: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,251 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2014: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,881 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2015: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,104 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 16.47 ft, moderate flooding; 9,851 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,392 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 11.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,295 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 15.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,717 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,772 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2020: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,166 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2020: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,471 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2021: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,699 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2021: 11.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,127 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2022: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,962 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2023: 11.62 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 14.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,206 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2024: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,266 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,573 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 16.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,697 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2025: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,731 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2026: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,319 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.54 ft, Sep 22, 2009 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead 2000s: 12 2010s: 12 2020s: 13 13 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, Yellow River at Gees Mill Road near Milstead
1Sep 22, 200922.54+11.54Major20,140
2Dec 25, 201516.47+5.47Moderate9,851
3Jul 8, 200516.36+5.36Moderate9,451
4Sep 28, 202416.34+5.34Moderate9,697
5May 7, 200316.31+5.31Moderate9,480
6Apr 20, 201915.49+4.49Minor8,717
7Sep 18, 200414.31+3.31Minor—
8Mar 20, 200314.26+3.26Minor—
9Apr 1, 200514.07+3.07Minor6,362
10Jan 10, 202414.06+3.06Minor7,206
11Feb 7, 202013.67+2.67Minor6,772
12Nov 12, 200913.60+2.60Minor5,981
13Jan 25, 201013.58+2.58Minor5,955
14Feb 14, 202513.58+2.58Minor6,731
15Oct 14, 200913.44+2.44Minor5,780
16Mar 7, 202413.38+2.38Minor6,573
17Oct 12, 202013.35+2.35Minor6,471
18Dec 30, 201813.12+2.12Minor6,295
19Sep 18, 202012.95+1.95Minor6,166
20May 5, 201012.85+1.85Minor5,074
21Dec 31, 201512.84+1.84Minor5,980
22Feb 6, 201012.59+1.59Minor4,860
23Mar 29, 200912.43+1.43Minor4,635
24May 5, 202112.25+1.25Minor5,699
25Nov 3, 201511.89+0.89Minor5,104
26May 6, 201311.74+0.74Minor4,251
27Feb 28, 202611.71+0.71Minor5,319
28Dec 20, 200911.70+0.70Minor3,899
29Jan 5, 202311.62+0.62Minor—
30Feb 13, 202411.59+0.59Minor5,266
31Dec 31, 202111.43+0.43Minor5,127
32Dec 26, 200911.42+0.42Minor3,631
33Jan 12, 201411.24+0.24Minor3,881
34Apr 7, 202211.24+0.24Minor4,962
35Apr 7, 201711.14+0.14Minor4,940
36Feb 4, 201611.08+0.08Minor4,392
37Dec 3, 200911.01+0.01Minor3,258

The worst floods along the Yellow River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Yellow River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 22, 2009: 22.54 ft here, major flooding

December 25, 2015: 16.47 ft here, moderate flooding

July 8, 2005: 16.36 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Yellow River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Yellow River
SnellvilleGA23.023.75 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 124 near LithoniaGA15.027.47 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Pleasant Hill Road near LithoniaGA13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Gees Mill Road near Milstead this gaugeGA11.022.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Rocky Plains Road near Rocky PlainsGA18.022.09 ft, Dec 26, 20150

Other gauges in Rockdale County

Flood gauges in Rockdale County
Jack Turner Dam near Milstead7.07.07 ft, Apr 19, 20190
GA 212 near Conyers9.09.77 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Dial Mill Road near Milstead10.013.13 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Klondike Road near Lithonia12.015.42 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MYRG1, 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.