TidalMapN.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, near Atlanta, 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 02336120 sits on N.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, and reads everything draining 35 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 807 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2003, 23 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd, near Atlanta, GA, reading 32 square miles. This gauge adds the 3.2 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA at 87 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 40% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA, Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA and Chattahoochee River above Bear Creek, near Rico, GA.
Normal flows here
N.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, runs a median of 22 cfs at this gauge across 23 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 31 cfs, and October the leanest at 11 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,730 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.7 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 cfs | 114% |
| Feb | 31 cfs | 141% |
| Mar | 29 cfs | 132% |
| Apr | 26 cfs | 120% |
| May | 21 cfs | 95% |
| Jun | 20 cfs | 91% |
| Jul | 23 cfs | 105% |
| Aug | 19 cfs | 86% |
| Sep | 12 cfs | 52% |
| Oct | 11 cfs | 50% |
| Nov | 13 cfs | 59% |
| Dec | 21 cfs | 95% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
N.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 18.6 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 11 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 15 ft |
| Major flooding | 17 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 18.6 ft |
| September 2024 | 18.4 ft |
| September 2004 | 17.7 ft |
| June 2017 | 17.1 ft |
| October 2020 | 16.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NPBG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 10 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 10 miles
Nearby river gauges
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd, near Atlanta, GA
- S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, near Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive, at Atlanta, GA
- Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Rd, at Chamblee, GA
- Burnt Fork Creek at Millwood Way near Clarkston, GA
- Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Rd, near Tucker, GA
- Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Rd, at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road, at Atlanta, GA
- South Fork Peachtree at Casa Dr, near Clarkston, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at US 41, at Atlanta, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02336120. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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