TidalMapStone Mountain Creek at GA 124, 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 02207160 sits on Stone Mountain Creek and reads everything draining 28 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 732 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2013, 13 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Rd, near Stone Mountain, GA, reading 3.6 square miles. This gauge adds the 25 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, near Lithonia,ga at 213 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 13% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Yellow River at Milstead, GA, Yellow River at Gees Mill Road, near Milstead, GA and Yellow River Rocky Plains Rd near Rocky Plains, GA. It then enters Jackson Lake Lloyd Shoals near Jackson, GA, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Stone Mountain Creek runs a median of 20 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 35 cfs, and September the leanest at 7.9 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,380 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 1.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 cfs | 145% |
| Feb | 35 cfs | 175% |
| Mar | 32 cfs | 160% |
| Apr | 30 cfs | 150% |
| May | 23 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 17 cfs | 85% |
| Jul | 16 cfs | 80% |
| Aug | 16 cfs | 80% |
| Sep | 7.9 cfs | 40% |
| Oct | 7.9 cfs | 40% |
| Nov | 14 cfs | 70% |
| Dec | 23 cfs | 115% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2013 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Stone Mountain Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 18 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SOCG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 22 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- Swift Creek near Lithonia, GA
- No Business Creek at Lee Road, below Snellville,ga
- Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, near Lithonia,ga
- Jacks Creek at Brannan Road, near Snellville, GA
- Yellow River near Snellville, GA
- Little Stone Mountain Creek near Stone Mountain, GA
- Garner Creek near Snellville, GA
- Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road, near Snellville, GA
- Watson Creek Tributary 2, Tanglewood Dr, Snellville, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Rd, near Stone Mountain, GA
- Yellow River at Milstead, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02207160. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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