Sweetwater Creek near Northwest Austell

1. 29.00 ftWidespread inundation flooding continues upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge will be an obstacle and act like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Legion Park will be flooded with up to 12 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 8 to 10 feet of water affecting several homes and businesses. Other homes will be flooded on Owens Drive...Windy Lane...Pine Grove Drive...Camellia Drive and Ceylon Drive.
2. 27.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation occurs upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge becomes an obstacle and acts like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 10 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 6 to 8 feet of water affecting a few homes. Other homes will be flooded on Owens Drive...Windy Lane...Pine Grove Drive and Camellia Drive.
3. 25.00 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 8 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 4 to 6 feet of water. Water will begin to flood a few homes on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
4. 23.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The water level will reach the bottom of the railroad bridge. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 6 feet of water. Portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 2 to 4 feet of water. Water will reach the foundations of a few homes on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
5. 21.00 ftMinor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 1 to 3 feet of water. Some residential yards will begin to flood on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
6. 19.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands and the natural flood plain occurs upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Large portions of Legion Park will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Low lying areas of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will begin to flood.
7. 16.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain including portions of Legion Park.

Most recent crests

• February 14, 2025: 19.79 ft
• September 28, 2024: 21.31 ft
• January 26, 2024: 19.15 ft
• May 6, 2021: 19.71 ft
• September 22, 2009: 37.04 ft

• UpstreamSweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs
• DownstreamSweetwater Creek at Austell
• Olley Creek at Clay Road near Austell
• Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs
• Powder Springs Creek at Powder Springs
• Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta
• Sweetwater Creek at Austell
• Nickajack Creek at US Highway 78 and 278 near Mableton

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.

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.