TidalMapYellow River 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 02207120 sits on the Yellow River and reads everything draining 161 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 720 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 25 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Yellow River near Snellville, GA, reading 136 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 76% 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
The Yellow River runs a median of 137 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 234 cfs, and October the leanest at 80 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,000 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 19 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 190 cfs | 139% |
| Feb | 234 cfs | 171% |
| Mar | 227 cfs | 166% |
| Apr | 188 cfs | 137% |
| May | 145 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 126 cfs | 92% |
| Jul | 119 cfs | 87% |
| Aug | 109 cfs | 80% |
| Sep | 81 cfs | 59% |
| Oct | 80 cfs | 58% |
| Nov | 100 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 166 cfs | 121% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Yellow River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 27.5 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 13 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 19 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 27.5 ft |
| September 2024 | 17.8 ft |
| July 2005 | 17.2 ft |
| May 2003 | 16.8 ft |
| December 2015 | 16.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YELG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 23 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Stone Mountain Creek at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- No Business Creek at Lee Road, below Snellville,ga
- Swift Creek near Lithonia, GA
- Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, near Lithonia,ga
- Jacks Creek at Brannan Road, near Snellville, GA
- Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road, near Snellville, GA
- Yellow River near Snellville, GA
- Watson Creek Tributary 2, Tanglewood Dr, Snellville, GA
- Garner Creek near Snellville, GA
- Little Stone Mountain Creek near Stone Mountain, GA
- Yellow River at Milstead, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Rd, near Stone Mountain, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02207120. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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