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Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta, GA

River level and flood forecast · Fulton County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 28 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (September 22, 2009)25.46 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 26 ftRecord flooding occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Several homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle be flooded with up to 6 feet of water. Portions of West Wesley Road and Nancy Creek Road will be flooded with around 7 feet of water. The bridge will be closed. Some buildings on The Westminster Schools campus will be flooded with up to two feet of water. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood.
  • 24 ftWidespread inundation flooding continues upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Some homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Portions of West Wesley Road and Nancy Creek Road will be flooded with around 5 feet of water. The bridge will be closed. The Westminster Schools athletic fields will be flooded with up to 12 feet of water. The flood waters will begin to enter some buildings on the campus.
  • 22 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Some homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle be flooded with up to two feet of water. Portions of West Wesley Road and Nancy Creek Road will be flooded with around 3 feet of water. The bridge will be closed. The Westminster Schools athletic fields and a portion of the campus upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 10 feet of water.
  • 20 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Some homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle begin to flood. Portions of West Wesley Road and Nancy Creek Road will be flooded with around one foot of water. The bridge will be closed. The Westminster Schools athletic fields and a portion of the campus upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 8 feet of water.
  • 19 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the residential yards along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Flood waters reach the foundations of some homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle. Portions of West Wesley Road and Nancy Creek Road begin to flood and the bridge will likely be closed. The Westminster Schools athletic fields upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 7 feet of water.
  • 17 ftWidespread significant flooding continues of residential yards and property along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Flood waters will be approaching the foundations of some homes on Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle. The water level hits the West Wesley Road bridge and county officials may close it. The Westminster Schools athletic fields upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 5 feet of water.
  • 16 ftModerate flooding begins. Widespread flooding of residential yards and property occurs along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive...Ridge Valley Court and Ridgewood Circle. The water level is near the bottom of the bridge on West Wesley Road. Most of The Westminster Schools athletic fields upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
  • 14 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the residential yards along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy Creek Road...Albemarle Drive and Ridge Valley Court. Large portions of The Westminster Schools athletic fields upstream from the gage will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
  • 12 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of residential yards occurs along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. This includes Nancy Creek Road and Ridge Valley Court. Portions of The Westminster Schools athletic fields upstream from the gage will begin to flood.
  • 9 ftBankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage on West Wesley Road. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain.

Highest crests on record

  1. 25.46 ft — September 22, 2009
  2. 22.42 ft — September 27, 2024
  3. 21.34 ft — September 17, 2004
  4. 17.73 ft — October 5, 1995
  5. 17.7 ft — October 11, 2020

Recent crests: 13.87 ft (February 13, 2025) · 22.42 ft (September 27, 2024) · 13.11 ft (March 6, 2024) · 13.18 ft (January 9, 2024) · 14.24 ft (January 4, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Fulton CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02336410

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NANG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.