Butler Creek at Mack Dobbs Road near Kennesaw, GA
River level and flood forecast · Cobb County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 8.7 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 21, 2009) | 14.27 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 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 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 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 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 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 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage located on Mack Dobbs Road.
Highest crests on record
- 14.27 ft — September 21, 2009
Recent crests: 14.27 ft (September 21, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth, GA
- Noonday Creek Upstream of Chastain Meadows Parkway near Kennesaw, GA
- Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Road near Blackwells, GA
- Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock, GA
- Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock, GA
- Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs, GA
- Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs, GA
- Sewell Mill Creek at GA 120 near Marietta, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BTCG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.