Rivers in Georgia

Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth

Cobb County, GeorgiaNWS MAHG1USGS 02393419Peachtree City office

Below flood stage
4.84ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 9:15 AM UTC

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
23.90 ft2009

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood18.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 25.00 ftRecord flooding never seen before will cause widespread inundation of the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The bridge will be topped with around two feet of water and will likely cause erosion to the sides of the bridge. The flood waters will be around 6 feet deep on portions of the road. This flooding will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
  2. 24.00 ftRecord flooding will cause widespread inundation of the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The bridge will be topped with around one foot of water and may cause erosion to the sides. The flood waters will be around 5 feet deep on portions of the road. This flooding will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
  3. 23.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Near record and widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The water level begins to top the bridge and may cause erosion to the sides. The flood waters will be around 4 feet deep on portions of the road.
  4. 21.00 ftSignificant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The water level hits the bridge and may cause erosion to the sides. The flood waters will be around two feet deep on portions of the road.
  5. 19.00 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The water level begins to hit the bridge and flood lower portions of the road. County officials will likely close the road.
  6. 18.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road. The water level is close to the bottom of the bridge and county officials may close it.
  7. 17.00 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road.
  8. 15.00 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road.
  9. 13.00 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and fields near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Stilesboro Road.
  10. 11.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage located on Stilesboro Road.

Crest history

35 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.

#DateStage
1September 21, 200923.90 ft
2June 1, 201814.82 ft
3February 6, 202014.78 ft
4September 21, 200914.73 ft
5September 27, 202414.70 ft
6October 11, 201814.59 ft
7November 12, 201814.59 ft
8August 31, 202114.58 ft
9October 12, 200914.33 ft
10April 5, 202214.20 ft
11February 13, 202513.89 ft
12January 9, 202413.86 ft
13November 11, 200913.85 ft
14May 3, 202113.81 ft
15December 18, 200913.75 ft
16February 17, 202313.68 ft
17April 7, 201413.59 ft
18January 4, 201513.57 ft
19August 30, 202313.56 ft
20April 19, 201913.55 ft
21January 3, 202013.48 ft
22February 21, 201913.45 ft
23March 31, 202113.38 ft
24January 4, 202313.32 ft
25May 5, 202113.27 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 10, 2026: 13.10 ft
  • February 13, 2025: 13.89 ft
  • September 27, 2024: 14.70 ft
  • January 25, 2024: 13.07 ft
  • January 9, 2024: 13.86 ft
  • August 30, 2023: 13.56 ft
  • February 17, 2023: 13.68 ft
  • January 4, 2023: 13.32 ft
  • April 5, 2022: 14.20 ft
  • December 30, 2021: 13.07 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

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.