TidalMapS.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, 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 02336240 sits on S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, and reads everything draining 28 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 812 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
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Peachtree at Casa Dr, near Clarkston, GA, reading 5.6 square miles. This gauge adds the 22 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 32% 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
S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, runs a median of 16 cfs at this gauge across 23 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 25 cfs, and October the leanest at 9.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,400 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 cfs | 131% |
| Feb | 25 cfs | 156% |
| Mar | 24 cfs | 150% |
| Apr | 21 cfs | 131% |
| May | 17 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 15 cfs | 94% |
| Jul | 16 cfs | 100% |
| Aug | 15 cfs | 94% |
| Sep | 9.7 cfs | 61% |
| Oct | 9.4 cfs | 59% |
| Nov | 12 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 17 cfs | 106% |
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
S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 16.5 feet, in September 2024.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 11 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 15 ft |
| Major flooding | 17 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 16.5 ft |
| March 1976 | 16.4 ft |
| September 2004 | 16.1 ft |
| September 2009 | 15.3 ft |
| December 2018 | 14.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPJG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 12 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 12 miles
Nearby river gauges
- N.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, near Atlanta, GA
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd, near Atlanta, GA
- Burnt Fork Creek at Millwood Way near Clarkston, GA
- Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive, at Atlanta, GA
- Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Rd, near Tucker, GA
- South Fork Peachtree at Casa Dr, near Clarkston, GA
- Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Rd, at Chamblee, GA
- Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Rd, at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road, at Atlanta, GA
- Doolittle Creek at Flat Shoals Rd, near Decatur, GA
- South River at Forrest Park Road, at Atlanta, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02336240. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
Open S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, near Atlanta, GA on the live chart →
River pins, dam-release overlays and wadability lines live in the app, start a free TidalMap trial.