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Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead, GA

River level and flood forecast · Newton County

Normal0.2 ftas of Mon 5 PM

The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 45 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-505101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 17 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage22 ft
Moderate flood stage17 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (September 23, 2009)22.46 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 24 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road. The water level will reach the bottom of bridge and county officials may need to close it. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 10 feet deep. The flood waters will be up to 4 feet deep in some of the homes closer to the creek. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
  • 22 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 8 feet deep. The flood waters will be up to two feet deep in some of the homes closer to the creek. This will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
  • 20 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 6 feet deep. The flood waters will begin to enter some of the homes closer to the creek.
  • 18 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 4 feet deep. The water level will be approaching the foundations of some of the homes.
  • 17 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 3 feet deep.
  • 16 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to two feet deep.
  • 14 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Low lying portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane begin to flood.
  • 12 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park.
  • 9 ftBankfull conditions occur along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park.

Highest crests on record

  1. 22.46 ft — September 23, 2009
  2. 17.6 ft — December 25, 2015
  3. 17.02 ft — May 7, 2003
  4. 16.89 ft — April 20, 2019
  5. 16.73 ft — September 28, 2024

Recent crests: 13.33 ft (February 14, 2025) · 16.73 ft (September 28, 2024) · 12.99 ft (March 7, 2024) · 14.55 ft (January 10, 2024) · 12.7 ft (September 18, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Newton CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02207448

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BHCG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.