TidalMapYellow River at Pleasant Hill Road, 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 02207220 sits on the Yellow River and reads everything draining 213 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 701 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2003, 23 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA, reading 161 square miles. This gauge adds the 52 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Yellow River at Milstead, GA at 236 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 90% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Yellow River at Gees Mill Road, near Milstead, GA, Yellow River Rocky Plains Rd near Rocky Plains, GA and Ocmulgee River near Jackson, 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 186 cfs at this gauge across 23 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 318 cfs, and October the leanest at 98 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,200 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 19 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 259 cfs | 139% |
| Feb | 318 cfs | 171% |
| Mar | 297 cfs | 160% |
| Apr | 252 cfs | 136% |
| May | 190 cfs | 102% |
| Jun | 170 cfs | 92% |
| Jul | 167 cfs | 90% |
| Aug | 141 cfs | 76% |
| Sep | 99 cfs | 53% |
| Oct | 98 cfs | 53% |
| Nov | 130 cfs | 70% |
| Dec | 218 cfs | 117% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2003 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 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.5 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 11 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 23 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 25.5 ft |
| September 2024 | 18.1 ft |
| December 2015 | 18 ft |
| May 2003 | 17.5 ft |
| April 2019 | 16.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YLOG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam is 25 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 25 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Swift Creek near Lithonia, GA
- Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA
- No Business Creek at Lee Road, below Snellville,ga
- Yellow River at Milstead, GA
- Jacks Creek at Brannan Road, near Snellville, GA
- Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road, near Snellville, GA
- Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Rd near Lithonia, GA
- Yellow River near Snellville, GA
- South River at Klondike Road, near Lithonia, GA
- Little Stone Mountain Creek near Stone Mountain, GA
- Big Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam,nr Milstead GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02207220. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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