Rivers in Georgia
Butler Creek at Mack Dobbs Road near Kennesaw
Below flood stage
2.12ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 11.00 ft
- Record crest
- 14.27 ft2009
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 13.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 11.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 16.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Mack Dobbs Road. The water level tops the bridge with around one foot of water and floods portions of the road around 3 feet deep. The water level will reach the foundations of numerous homes on portions of Caylor Circle...Greyson Manor Drive...Mack Dobbs Road and Butler Bridge Way. This flooding will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
- 15.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Mack Dobbs Road. The water level begins to top the bridge and flood portions of the road around two feet deep. Backyards of numerous homes will be flooded with around two feet of water on portions of Caylor Circle...Greyson Manor Drive...Mack Dobbs Road and Butler Bridge Way. This flooding will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
- 14.00 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Mack Dobbs Road. The water level hits the bridge and flood portions of the road around one foot deep. County officials will close it. Backyards of several homes will be flooded with around one foot of water on portions of Caylor Circle...Greyson Manor Drive...Mack Dobbs Road and Butler Bridge Way. This flooding will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
- 13.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Mack Dobbs Road. The water level will hit the bridge and begin to flood portions of the road. County officials will likely close it. Backyards of several homes will begin to flood on portions of Caylor Circle...Greyson Manor Drive...Mack Dobbs Road and Butler Bridge Way.
- 11.00 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Mack Dobbs Road. The water level will reach the bottom of the bridge.
- 9.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage located on Mack Dobbs Road.
Crest history
1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21, 2009 | 14.27 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 21, 2009: 14.27 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth
- Noonday Creek Upstream of Chastain Meadows Parkway at Upstream of Chastain Meadows Parkway near Kennesaw
- Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Road near Blackwells
- Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock
- Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock
- Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs
- Powder Springs Creek at Powder Springs
- Etowah River at Allatoona Lake near Cartersville
What this means
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.
Sources
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.