TidalMapDick Creek at Old Atlanta Rd, near Suwanee, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02334620 sits on Dick Creek and reads everything draining 6.9 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Only 6.4 square miles of that contributes flow in a normal year; the rest is closed basin that does not drain to the river. Its datum sits 909 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2004 to 2024, 20 years in all.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River 0.76 Mi US Mcginnis Fy Suwanee GA at 1,090 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River near Norcross, GA, Chattahoochee River above Roswell, GA and Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, GA.
Normal flows here
Dick Creek runs a median of 6.4 cfs at this gauge across 20 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 11 cfs, and September the leanest at 3.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 533 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.4 cfs in 2007.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 cfs | 153% |
| Feb | 11 cfs | 172% |
| Mar | 9.7 cfs | 152% |
| Apr | 8.9 cfs | 138% |
| May | 6.3 cfs | 98% |
| Jun | 5.4 cfs | 84% |
| Jul | 5.4 cfs | 84% |
| Aug | 4.6 cfs | 72% |
| Sep | 3.8 cfs | 59% |
| Oct | 4.2 cfs | 66% |
| Nov | 5.3 cfs | 84% |
| Dec | 8.7 cfs | 136% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2004 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
Dick Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.6 feet, in October 2020.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 18 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 2020 | 15.6 ft |
| May 2013 | 12.8 ft |
| September 2021 | 12 ft |
| September 2009 | 11.7 ft |
| September 2024 | 11.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DICG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 7 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Buford Dam 7 miles
- Morgan Falls Dam 16 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Chattahoochee River 0.76 Mi US Mcginnis Fy Suwanee GA
- Suwanee Creek at Suwanee, GA
- Level Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Buford, GA
- Richland Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, near Buford,ga
- Chattahoochee River at Buford Dam, near Buford, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Norcross, GA
- Chattahoochee River Buford Dam near Buford, GA
- Wolf Creek Tributary at Dean Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Big Creek at GA 9, near Cumming, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at Club Drive near Lilburn, GA
- Big Creek near Alpharetta, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02334620. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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