TidalMapSweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs,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 02336840 sits on Sweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs and reads everything draining 98 square miles of the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding basin. Its datum sits 887 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2007, 19 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 Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge at Austell, GA at 157 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 62% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA, Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA and Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA.
Normal flows here
Sweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs runs a median of 59 cfs at this gauge across 19 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 147 cfs, and September the leanest at 17 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 18,000 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 0.5 cfs in 2007.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 126 cfs | 214% |
| Feb | 132 cfs | 224% |
| Mar | 147 cfs | 249% |
| Apr | 116 cfs | 197% |
| May | 68 cfs | 115% |
| Jun | 45 cfs | 76% |
| Jul | 32 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 25 cfs | 42% |
| Sep | 17 cfs | 29% |
| Oct | 18 cfs | 31% |
| Nov | 44 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 77 cfs | 131% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2007 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Sweetwater Creek,brownsville Rd,powder Springs reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 31.4 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 20 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 31.4 ft |
| September 2024 | 15.5 ft |
| November 2009 | 15.3 ft |
| May 2021 | 14.6 ft |
| October 2018 | 14.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDSG1. 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
- Allatoona Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs, GA
- Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi US Rr Bridge at Austell, GA
- Noses Creek at Powder Springs Rd,powder Springs,ga
- Olley Creek at Clay Road, near Austell, GA
- Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA
- Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Rd, near Acworth, GA
- Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Pkwy near Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA
- Nickajack Creek at US 78/278, near Mableton, GA
- Dog River at GA 5, near Fairplay, GA
- Butler Creek at Mack Dobbs Road, near Kennesaw, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02336840. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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