Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Road near Blackwells, GA
River level and flood forecast · Cobb County
The river is 10.3 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 12 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 4 to 17 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 28 years).
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.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 21, 2009) | 17.31 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftMajor and record flooding occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Hawkins Store Road. Noonday Creek Park and Canterbury Soccer Park will be completely flooded with up to 7 feet of water. Several homes on Farmbrook Trail and Heck Road will be flooded with up to 2 feet of water. This flooding will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
- 17 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hawkins Store Road. Most of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Farmbrook Trail and Heck Road will be flooded with up to 6 feet of water. The flood waters will enter some of the homes. This flooding will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
- 15 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hawkins Store Road. Large portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Farmbrook Trail and Heck Road will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. The flood waters will reach the foundations of some homes and enter crawl spaces.
- 13 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Hawkins Store Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Farmbrook Trail and Heck Road will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
- 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 Hawkins Store Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Farmbrook Trail and Heck Road will begin to flood.
- 9 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Hawkins Store Road.
Highest crests on record
- 17.31 ft — September 21, 2009
- 14.16 ft — July 11, 2005
- 11.45 ft — September 16, 2004
- 10.07 ft — May 6, 2003
- 9.42 ft — March 30, 2002
Recent crests: 17.31 ft (September 21, 2009) · 14.16 ft (July 11, 2005) · 11.45 ft (September 16, 2004) · 10.07 ft (May 6, 2003) · 9.42 ft (March 30, 2002)
Highest flow on record
11,900 cubic feet per second — September 21, 2009. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1999.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock, GA
- Noonday Creek Upstream of Chastain Meadows Parkway near Kennesaw, GA
- Little River at GA 5 near Woodstock, GA
- Butler Creek at Mack Dobbs Road near Kennesaw, GA
- Sewell Mill Creek at GA 120 near Marietta, GA
- Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road near Marietta, GA
- Willeo Creek at GA 120 near Roswell, GA
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NDYG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.