South Fork Peachtree at Casa Dr, near Clarkston, 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 02336152 sits on the South Fork Peachtree and reads everything draining 5.6 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 932 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 16 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 S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, near Atlanta, GA at 28 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 20% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA, Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA and Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA.
Normal flows here
The South Fork Peachtree runs a median of 2.9 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 5.0 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 439 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2011.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 cfs | 148% |
| Feb | 5.0 cfs | 172% |
| Mar | 4.9 cfs | 169% |
| Apr | 4.0 cfs | 138% |
| May | 3.1 cfs | 107% |
| Jun | 2.7 cfs | 93% |
| Jul | 2.2 cfs | 76% |
| Aug | 2.1 cfs | 72% |
| Sep | 1.4 cfs | 48% |
| Oct | 1.6 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 2.6 cfs | 90% |
| Dec | 3.1 cfs | 107% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The South Fork Peachtree reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 10.2 feet, in September 2024.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 15 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 10.2 ft |
| October 2020 | 9.8 ft |
| August 2013 | 9.3 ft |
| December 2018 | 8.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SFPG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 13 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 13 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Rd, near Tucker, GA
- Burnt Fork Creek at Millwood Way near Clarkston, GA
- Snapfinger Creek near Decatur, GA
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd, near Atlanta, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Rd, near Stone Mountain, GA
- Jackson Creek at Angels Lane, near Lilburn, GA
- S.f Peachtree Creek Johnson Rd, near Atlanta, GA
- N.f Peachtree Creek, Buford Hwy, near Atlanta, GA
- N.f Peachtree Creek at Graves Rd, near Doraville,ga
- Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Dr, near Decatur, GA
- Jackson Creek Tributary 1 at Williams Rd, near Lilburn,ga
- Little Stone Mountain Creek near Stone Mountain, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02336152. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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