North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Highway at Atlanta

1. 24.00 ftRecord flooding never seen before occurs with widespread inundation flooding of residential homes and businesses along the creek. The lower levels of the apartment complex near the gage will be flooded. Flood waters will be in lower levels of buildings in the Sun Tan Center. The water will affect the USGS gage house and reach the bottom of the Buford Highway bridge. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will produce record flooding downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
2. 22.00 ftRecord flooding never seen before occurs with widespread inundation flooding of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive. The pool and lower levels of the apartment complex near the gage will be flooded. Flood waters will be up the foundation of buildings in the Sun Tan Center. The water will reach the bottom of the USGS gage house. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will produce record flooding downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
3. 20.00 ftRecord flooding never seen before expands from Buford Highway. Widespread inundation flooding occurs of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive with a few feet of water. The pool and lower levels of the apartment complex near the gage will begin to flood. Flood waters will be up the foundation of buildings in the Sun Tan Center. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will produce record flooding downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
4. 19.00 ftRecord flooding never seen before expands from Buford Highway. Widespread inundation flooding occurs of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive with a few feet of water. Portions of the parking lots of an apartment complex and the Sun Tan Center near the gage will flood with water at the foundations of buildings. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will produce major flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
5. 18.00 ftMajor flooding expands upstream and downstream from Buford Highway. Portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will flood with around 5 feet of water. Portions of the parking lots of an apartment complex and the Sun Tan Center near the gage will flood with water at the foundations of buildings. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will likely produce major flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
6. 17.00 ftMajor flooding begins upstream and downstream from Buford Highway. Portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will flood with around 4 feet of water. Portions of the parking lots of an apartment complex and the Sun Tan Center near the gage will flood with water at the foundations of buildings. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will likely produce major flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
7. 16.00 ftSignificant flooding continues upstream and downstream from Buford Highway. Portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will be flooded with around 3 feet of water. A portion of the Sun Tan Center parking lot near the gage will flood as the water reaches a corner of a building. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will produce significant flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
8. 15.00 ftModerate flooding begins along the creek upstream and downstream from Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13. Large portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will be flooded with around two feet of water. A portion of the Sun Tan Center parking lot near the gage begins to flood. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will likely produce significant flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
9. 14.00 ftMinor flooding continues along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13. Portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive will be flooded with around one foot of water. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek will likely produce flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
10. 13.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins upstream and downstream from the gage on Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13. This includes low portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek may also produce flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County.
11. 11.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13.

Most recent crests

• February 27, 2026: 13.47 ft
• February 13, 2025: 13.96 ft
• September 27, 2024: 18.42 ft
• March 6, 2024: 13.77 ft
• January 9, 2024: 13.50 ft
• January 4, 2023: 14.56 ft
• April 5, 2022: 13.77 ft
• May 3, 2021: 13.54 ft
• October 25, 2020: 13.42 ft
• October 11, 2020: 16.32 ft

• UpstreamNorth Fork Peachtree Creek at Graves Road near Norcross
• DownstreamPeachtree Creek at Atlanta
• North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta
• South Fork Peachtree Creek at Johnson Road near Atlanta
• Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta
• Burnt Fork Creek at Millwood Way near Clarkston
• Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee
• Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker
• Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.