Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road near Snellville

1. 17.00 ftFlooding never seen before occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Several homes...barns and outbuildings near the creek will be gin to flood. The water will be around 3 feet deep over the single lane wood and steel bridge and portions of the road. County officials will have the road closed. The water level will reach the bottom of the USGS gage house which may cause data transmission problems.
2. 15.00 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of the woodlands and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Several outbuildings upstream and on the left bank from the bridge will be flooded with around 5 feet of water. The water will be around one foot deep over the single lane wood and steel bridge and portions of the road. County officials will have the road closed.
3. 14.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and pastures upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Several outbuildings upstream and on the left bank from the bridge will be flooded with around 4 feet of water. The water will begin top the single lane wood and steel bridge and flood portions of the road. County officials will likely have the road closed.
4. 13.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings upstream and on the left bank from the bridge will be flooded with around 3 feet of water. The water level will be hitting the single lane wood and steel bridge. County officials will likely have it closed.
5. 12.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings near the creek upstream and on the left bank from the bridge will be flooded with around two feet of water. The water level will reach the bottom of the single lane wood and steel bridge. County officials may need to close it. This flooding will be worse than March 2003.
6. 11.00 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings near the creek upstream and on the left bank from the bridge will be flooded with around one foot of water.
7. 10.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and pastures near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Lenora Road. Some outbuildings near the creek upstream and on the left bank from the bridge may begin to flood.
8. 8.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream on the creek from the stream gage at Lenora Road.

Most recent crests

• June 10, 2025: 10.92 ft
• February 13, 2025: 10.19 ft
• September 27, 2024: 11.29 ft
• March 6, 2024: 10.92 ft
• January 9, 2024: 11.62 ft
• May 3, 2021: 11.37 ft
• September 17, 2020: 10.73 ft
• February 6, 2020: 11.35 ft
• April 19, 2019: 12.74 ft
• December 24, 2015: 11.90 ft

• DownstreamBig Haynes Creek at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead
• Brushy Fork Creek at Beaver Road near Loganville
• No Business Creek at Lee Road near Snellville
• Watson Creek Tributary at Tanglewood Drive near Snellville
• Swift Creek at Rock Chapel Road near Lithonia
• Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia
• Yellow River at Snellville
• Stone Mountain Creek at GA 124 near Lithonia

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.