Snapfinger Creek at Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia

1. 28.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding affects the woodlands and several homes along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Thompson Mill Road. Flood waters reach the foundations and enter garages of a few homes on Thompson Mill Road. Also the water reaches the bottom of the Thompson Mill Road bridge and city officials may need to close it.
2. 25.00 ftModerate flooding begins. The flooding expands further into the woodlands and yards of homes along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Thompson Mill Road. The flood waters reach the foundation of a few homes on Thompson Mill Road.
3. 22.00 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands and yards of homes along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Thompson Mill Road.
4. 18.00 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and yards of homes along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Thompson Mill Road.
5. 16.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and natural flood plain of the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Thompson Mill Road.
6. 14.00 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage at Thompson Mill Road.

Most recent crests

• September 27, 2024: 17.09 ft
• October 11, 2020: 17.54 ft
• December 25, 2015: 17.11 ft

• UpstreamSnapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven
• Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Drive near Decatur
• South River at Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger
• Shoal Creek at Columbia Drive near Atlanta
• Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Road near Lithonia
• Doolittle Creek at Flat Shoals Rd near Decatur
• South River at Klondike Road near Lithonia
• South River

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.