Flint River at Woolsey Road near Woolsey

1. 61.00 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. The Hampton Woolsey Road bridge will be topped and the road will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water. The flood waters will be around 6 feet deep in a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir. Several outbuildings on nearby farms will be flooded.
2. 60.00 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. The bridge forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The flood waters will begin to affect a portion of the Hampton Woolsey Road and be around 5 feet deep in a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir. Several outbuildings on nearby farms will begin to flood.
3. 58.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from Hampton Woolsey Road. The Hampton Woolsey bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials will likely have it closed. The flood waters will be around 3 feet deep in a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir. The water will be approaching several outbuildings on nearby farms.
4. 56.00 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. The water level will reach the bottom of the bridge and county officials may close it. The flood waters will be around one foot deep in a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir.
5. 55.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. The water level will be around one foot below the bottom of the bridge. The flood waters will begin to enter a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir.
6. 54.00 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. The flood waters will completely surround the foundation of a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir.
7. 52.00 ftMinor flooding expands in the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. This primarily affects woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures. The water level will begin to surround the foundation of a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir.
8. 50.00 ftMinor flooding continues of the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. This primarily affects woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures. The water level will reach the foundation of a Fayette County pump station to the Lake Horton Reservoir.
9. 48.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins of the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road. This will primarily affect woodlands...agricultural fields and pastures.
10. 46.00 ftBankfull conditions occur along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Hampton Woolsey Road.

Most recent crests

• February 14, 2025: 49.19 ft
• September 28, 2024: 52.67 ft
• March 10, 2024: 48.06 ft
• March 7, 2024: 48.70 ft
• February 13, 2024: 48.22 ft
• January 10, 2024: 48.36 ft
• December 31, 2021: 48.04 ft
• October 12, 2020: 48.70 ft
• January 14, 2020: 48.08 ft
• April 20, 2019: 50.07 ft

• UpstreamFlint River at Lovejoy
• DownstreamFlint River at Griffin
• Horton Creek at Lake Horton Dam
• Whitewater Creek at Starrs Mill
• Whitewater Creek at Southwest Fayetteville
• Shoal Creek at Shoal Creek Road near Griffin
• Line Creek at Highway 85 near Senoia
• Flat Creek at Lake Peachtree Tailrace

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. 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.