Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive at Atlanta, GA
River level and flood forecast · Fulton County
Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 13 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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (December 1, 1973) | 15.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread inundation of residential property...around 50 homes and some roads near the creek. Extensive flood damage occurs to homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage on Rickenbacker Drive...and near Fairfield Drive downstream. The bridge at Rickenbacker Drive forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials will have the bridge closed.
- 15 ftNear record flooding occurs with widespread inundation of residential property...around 50 homes and some roads near the creek. This includes homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage on Rickenbacker Drive...and near Fairfield Drive downstream. The bridge at Rickenbacker Drive forms an obstacle and acts like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. County officials will have the bridge closed.
- 14 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of residential property and around 35 homes upstream and downstream from the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. The water will be several feet deep in the crawl spaces and walkout basements of homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage...and the out buildings on Fairfield Drive downstream. The water reaches the bottom of the bridge at Rickenbacker Drive and county officials will likely close it.
- 13 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread flooding of residential property and around 25 homes upstream and downstream from the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. The water will be a few feet deep in the crawl spaces and walkout basements of homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail around 1.5 miles upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage...and the out buildings on Fairfield Drive around 2 miles downstream.
- 12 ftModerate flooding occurs. Widespread flooding of residential yards and property occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. The water will begin to enter crawl spaces and walkout basements of homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail around 1.5 miles upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage...and out buildings on Fairfield Drive around 2 miles downstream.
- 11 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. This includes homes on East Powder Horn Road and Hitching Post Trail around 1.5 miles upstream...along Rickenbacker Way near the gage...and Fairfield Drive around 2 miles downstream.
- 9 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage on Rickenbacker Drive. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain.
Highest crests on record
- 15.5 ft — December 1, 1973
- 15.26 ft — September 17, 2004
- 14.84 ft — June 5, 1973
- 14.69 ft — September 22, 2009
- 14.31 ft — September 27, 2024
Recent crests: 14.31 ft (September 27, 2024) · 12.09 ft (October 11, 2020) · 11.25 ft (September 17, 2020) · 11.37 ft (December 28, 2018) · 12.28 ft (August 9, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee, GA
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Highway at Atlanta, GA
- Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Powers Ferry + I-285 near Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NCKG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.