Flint River at GA 85 near Forest Park, GA
River level and flood forecast · Clayton County
Normal-1.2 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
Flow: 6 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.
Highest crests on record
- 16.02 ft — October 10, 2020
- 14.83 ft — August 30, 2020
- 14.12 ft — September 27, 2024
- 12.93 ft — September 17, 2020
- 12.71 ft — December 28, 2018
Recent crests: 12 ft (June 27, 2025) · 14.12 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.67 ft (January 22, 2023) · 11.61 ft (July 5, 2022) · 12.35 ft (October 24, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamFlint River near Lovejoy, GA
- South River at Springdale Road near East Point, GA
- South River at Forrest Park Road at Atlanta, GA
- South River at Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta, GA
- Doolittle Creek at Flat Shoals Rd near Decatur, GA
- Shoal Creek at Columbia Drive near Atlanta, GA
- South River at Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger, GA
- Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Drive near Decatur, GA
- Proctor Creek near Atlanta, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FRSG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.