TidalMapSweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge at Austell, 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 02336910 sits on Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge and reads everything draining 157 square miles of the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding basin. Its datum sits 871 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
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Sweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs,ga, reading 98 square miles. This gauge adds the 59 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA at 238 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 66% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA, Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA and Chattahoochee River above Bear Creek, near Rico, GA.
Normal flows here
Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge runs a median of 104 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 216 cfs, and September the leanest at 31 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,950 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 1.2 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 191 cfs | 185% |
| Feb | 216 cfs | 209% |
| Mar | 209 cfs | 202% |
| Apr | 180 cfs | 173% |
| May | 119 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 90 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 70 cfs | 68% |
| Aug | 51 cfs | 49% |
| Sep | 31 cfs | 30% |
| Oct | 37 cfs | 36% |
| Nov | 78 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 128 cfs | 124% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge reaches flood stage at this gauge at 19 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 37 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 16 ft |
| Minor flooding | 19 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 23 ft |
| Major flooding | 27 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 37 ft |
| September 2024 | 21.3 ft |
| February 2025 | 19.8 ft |
| May 2021 | 19.7 ft |
| January 2024 | 19.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NATG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 18 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 18 miles
- Allatoona Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Olley Creek at Clay Road, near Austell, GA
- Noses Creek at Powder Springs Rd,powder Springs,ga
- Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA
- Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs, GA
- Sweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs,ga
- Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA
- Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Pkwy near Atlanta, GA
- Nickajack Creek at US 78/278, near Mableton, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA
- Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway, at Atlanta, GA
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Rd, near Acworth, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02336910. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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