Nancy Creek (Atlanta)

Since 1994, Nancy Creek has had a USGS stream gauge in the Paces neighborhood of Atlanta at West Wesley Road (NANG1, 33°50′18″N 84°26′22″W / 33.83833°N 84.43944°W / 33.83833; -84.43944), with NWS flood stage being 12.0 feet (3.7 m) at that point.

Records of manual observations actually go back to 1961 at both sites (which are considered to be "at Atlanta"), but the latter gauge (often called "at Buckhead" to avoid ambiguity) appears to be the officially-used one.

Prior to September 2009, the most recent was in July 2005, with it reaching 12.9 feet (3.9 m) after the outer rain bands of Hurricane Dennis passed by.

[2] It severely damaged the bridge at Peachtree Dunwoody Road, washing out the main center support beam.

On the evening of September 21, the creek reached 14.69 feet (4.48 m) at Rickenbacker Drive, where it began to overflow the bridge.

[4] The best times of day and year for fishing in these areas are late spring to mid-fall in the afternoon to evening.

During the winter, the fish of Nancy Creek are significantly less active due to the great drop in temperature of the water.

*Nancy Evans died November 1883 and is buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery of the church bearing her name.