Rivers in Georgia
Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road near Marietta
Below flood stage
0.96ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 6:45 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 12.00 ft
- Record crest
- 21.10 ft1977
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 18.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 15.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 12.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 23.00 ftFlooding never seen before will cause widespread innundation of yards and extensive damage to homes upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Portions of Indian Hills Court...Lindsey Road...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive...Pheasant Cirle and most of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded. The water will reach the bottom of the Paper Mill Road bridge and will be around 6 feet over the Columns Drive bridge. Many homes and townhouses near the creek will be flooded.
- 21.00 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread innundation of yards and damage to homes upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Portions of Indian Hills Court...Lindsey Road...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be completely flooded. The water will be around 4 feet deep on Columns Drive near the bridge..and many homes and townhouses near the creek will be flooded.
- 19.00 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread innundation of yards upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Many homes on low portions of Indian Hills Court...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with up to 9 feet of water. The water will be around 2 feet deep on Columns Drive near the bridge..and water level will reach the foundations of some homes near the creek.
- 18.00 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread innundation of residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Several homes on the lower portions of Indian Hills Court...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with 1 to 8 feet of water. The water will be around one foot deep on Columns Drive near the bridge as the creek enters the Chattahoochee River.
- 17.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Several homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will have water in crawl spaces or at their foundations. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with 1 to 7 feet of water. The water will begin to flow over Columns Drive near the bridge as the creek enters the Chattahoochee River.
- 15.00 ftModerate flooding begins and expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. The water will reach foundations and enter crawl spaces of a few homes. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 5 feet of water. The water reaches the bottom of Columns Drive bridge as the creek flows into the Chattahoochee River.
- 14.00 ftMinor flooding continues and expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. The water level will begin to reach the foundations and crawl spaces of a few homes. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 4 feet of water.
- 12.00 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. Portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water.
- 10.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain. This will include portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course.
Crest history
40 crests on NOAA’s list since 1963.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 30, 1977 | 21.10 ft |
| 2 | February 4, 1982 | 20.00 ft |
| 3 | March 4, 1966 | 19.10 ft |
| 4 | April 4, 1966 | 19.10 ft |
| 5 | September 21, 2009 | 18.35 ft |
| 6 | September 8, 2021 | 18.05 ft |
| 7 | September 17, 2004 | 17.47 ft |
| 8 | September 30, 1989 | 16.22 ft |
| 9 | March 8, 1998 | 15.74 ft |
| 10 | July 12, 2012 | 15.70 ft |
| 11 | February 16, 1995 | 15.49 ft |
| 12 | September 21, 2009 | 15.33 ft |
| 13 | March 16, 1990 | 15.27 ft |
| 14 | April 30, 1963 | 15.20 ft |
| 15 | October 11, 2020 | 15.19 ft |
| 16 | January 27, 1996 | 14.32 ft |
| 17 | April 16, 2011 | 14.23 ft |
| 18 | April 9, 1998 | 14.20 ft |
| 19 | January 11, 1993 | 14.14 ft |
| 20 | June 27, 1994 | 14.10 ft |
| 21 | January 27, 1994 | 14.10 ft |
| 22 | May 6, 2003 | 13.92 ft |
| 23 | September 17, 2020 | 13.77 ft |
| 24 | November 18, 1968 | 13.50 ft |
| 25 | November 12, 2018 | 13.45 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 27, 2024: 12.52 ft
- January 4, 2023: 13.31 ft
- September 8, 2021: 18.05 ft
- October 11, 2020: 15.19 ft
- September 17, 2020: 13.77 ft
- November 12, 2018: 13.45 ft
- January 4, 2015: 12.12 ft
- April 7, 2014: 12.76 ft
- July 12, 2012: 15.70 ft
- April 16, 2011: 14.23 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- Sewell Mill Creek at GA 120 near Marietta
- Chattahoochee River at Powers Ferry + I-285 near Atlanta
- Chattahoochee River at Morgan Falls Dam near Roswell
- Rottenwood Creek at Interstate North Parkway near Smyrna
- Willeo Creek at GA 120 near Roswell
- Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta
- Chattahoochee River at Atlanta
- Big Creek at Hog Wallow at Roswell
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. The above river forecast includes future rainfall. Forecast stages may be different if the rainfall does not occur.
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.