TidalMapLevel Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, 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 02334578 sits on Level Creek and reads everything draining 5.1 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 956 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 25 years of it.
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 0% 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
Level Creek runs a median of 4.0 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 6.4 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 297 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 cfs | 138% |
| Feb | 6.4 cfs | 160% |
| Mar | 6.4 cfs | 160% |
| Apr | 5.7 cfs | 141% |
| May | 4.3 cfs | 108% |
| Jun | 3.3 cfs | 82% |
| Jul | 3.1 cfs | 78% |
| Aug | 2.4 cfs | 60% |
| Sep | 2.0 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 2.5 cfs | 62% |
| Nov | 3.2 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 4.4 cfs | 110% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Level Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 13 feet, in May 2013.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12 ft |
| Major flooding | 14 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2013 | 13 ft |
| October 2020 | 12.6 ft |
| September 2009 | 11.6 ft |
| October 2009 | 10.1 ft |
| May 2015 | 10.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SWAG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 4 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Buford Dam 4 miles
- Morgan Falls Dam 20 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Chattahoochee River near Buford, GA
- Richland Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, near Buford,ga
- Chattahoochee River 0.76 Mi US Mcginnis Fy Suwanee GA
- Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Rd, near Suwanee, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Buford Dam, near Buford, GA
- Suwanee Creek at Suwanee, GA
- Chattahoochee River Buford Dam near Buford, GA
- Wolf Creek Tributary at Dean Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Wildcat Creek near Lawrenceville, GA
- Ivy Creek at Thompson Mill Road, near Buford, GA
- Big Creek at GA 9, near Cumming, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at Club Drive near Lilburn, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02334578. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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