Little Stone Mountain Creek at Old Stone Mountain Road near Stone Mountain, GA
River level and flood forecast · De Kalb County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (8 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftWidespread inundation flooding occurs in the residential yards and woodlands upstream and downstream from Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around 5 feet deep over the road and bridge and reach the bottom of the USGS gage house. County officials will have the road closed. Flood waters will be up to 10 feet deep in the backyards and flood several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will be under 3 feet of flood water.
- 15 ftMajor flooding expands with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around 4 feet deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be up to 9 feet deep in the backyards and begin to reach foundations of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will be under two feet of flood water.
- 13 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around two feet deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be from 1 to 7 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will begin to flood.
- 12 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around one foot deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be from 1 to 6 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
- 11 ftSignificant flooding continues to expand into the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will begin to flow over the road and possibly cause erosion to the sides of the bridge. County officials will likely close the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 5 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
- 10 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be hitting the bridge...possibly causing erosion to the sides of the bridge. County officials may close the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 4 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
- 9 ftMinor flooding will continue to expand into the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be hitting the bottom of the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 3 feet deep in the backyards of a few homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
- 8 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. Flood waters will be from one to two feet deep in the backyards of a few homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
- 6 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. Water will be begin to flow into low portions of residential yards.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain, GA
- Garner Creek near Snellville, GA
- Yellow River near Snellville, GA
- Jackson Creek Tributary at at Williams Road near Lilburn, GA
- Stone Mountain Creek at GA 124 near Lithonia, GA
- Jackson Creek at Angels Lane near Lilburn, GA
- Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia, GA
- Watson Creek Tributary at Tanglewood Drive near Snellville, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LSMG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.