TidalMapPew Creek at Patterson Rd, near Lawrenceville, 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 02205522 sits on Pew Creek and reads everything draining 7.4 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 862 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2003 to 2017, 13 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 Yellow River near Luxomni, GA at 124 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 6% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Yellow River near Snellville, GA, Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA and Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, near Lithonia,ga.
Normal flows here
Pew Creek runs a median of 4.8 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 6.6 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,480 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 cfs | 123% |
| Feb | 6.2 cfs | 129% |
| Mar | 6.6 cfs | 138% |
| Apr | 6.3 cfs | 132% |
| May | 5.1 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 4.1 cfs | 85% |
| Jul | 3.8 cfs | 79% |
| Aug | 2.7 cfs | 56% |
| Sep | 2.3 cfs | 48% |
| Oct | 2.7 cfs | 56% |
| Nov | 3.1 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 5.6 cfs | 117% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 to 2017. 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
Pew Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 16.7 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 17 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 16.7 ft |
| December 2018 | 15.2 ft |
| September 2009 | 15 ft |
| May 2013 | 14.3 ft |
| January 2017 | 13.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAWG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Buford Dam 16 miles
- Morgan Falls Dam 20 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Yellow River Tributary at Plantation Rd,nr Lawrenceville,ga
- Yellow River near Luxomni, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at US 29, near Luxomni, GA
- Watson Creek Tributary 2, Tanglewood Dr, Snellville, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at Club Drive near Lilburn, GA
- Wolf Creek Tributary at Dean Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Wildcat Creek near Lawrenceville, GA
- Yellow River near Snellville, GA
- Garner Creek near Snellville, GA
- Shoal Creek at Paper Mill Rd, near Lawrenceville, GA
- Jacks Creek at Brannan Road, near Snellville, GA
- Alcovy River near Lawrenceville, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02205522. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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