TidalMapPole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Rd near Lithonia, 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 02204037 sits on Pole Bridge Creek and reads everything draining 16 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 721 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2012, 14 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 South River at Klondike Road, near Lithonia, GA at 182 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 9% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to South River at GA 81, at Snapping Shoals, GA and Ocmulgee River near Jackson, GA. It then enters Jackson Lake Lloyd Shoals near Jackson, GA, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Pole Bridge Creek runs a median of 11 cfs at this gauge across 14 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 21 cfs, and October the leanest at 5.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 658 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 cfs | 155% |
| Feb | 21 cfs | 191% |
| Mar | 17 cfs | 155% |
| Apr | 17 cfs | 155% |
| May | 12 cfs | 109% |
| Jun | 9.6 cfs | 87% |
| Jul | 8.6 cfs | 78% |
| Aug | 9.1 cfs | 83% |
| Sep | 5.5 cfs | 50% |
| Oct | 5.3 cfs | 48% |
| Nov | 7.0 cfs | 63% |
| Dec | 12 cfs | 109% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Pole Bridge Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 8.2 feet, in April 2019.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 16 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PBCG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 25 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 25 miles
Nearby river gauges
- South River at Klondike Road, near Lithonia, GA
- Snapfinger Creek at Thompson Mill Rd near Lithonia, GA
- South River at Flakes Mill Road near Atlanta, GA
- Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Dr, near Decatur, GA
- Swift Creek near Lithonia, GA
- Shoal Creek at Columbia Drive near Atlanta, GA
- Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, near Lithonia,ga
- Snapfinger Creek near Decatur, GA
- Honey Creek at GA 212, near Conyers, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- Doolittle Creek at Flat Shoals Rd, near Decatur, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02204037. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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