Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock, GA
River level and flood forecast · Cobb County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 8.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 20 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 21, 2009) | 19.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread inundation upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park will be completely flooded up to 10 feet deep. Flood waters will have cutoff Kings Crossing Drive and entered homes on this road and Bridge Drive up to 3 feet deep. An access road to and portions of a water reclamation facility will be flooded. The Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded up to 9 feet deep. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
- 19 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be completely flooded with up to 9 feet of water. Flood waters will have cutoff Kings Crossing Drive and entered homes on this road and Bridge Drive. An access road to and portions of a water reclamation facility will be flooded. The Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 8 feet of water.
- 17 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be completely flooded with up to 7 feet of water. Portions of Kings Crossing Drive will be flooded up to 4 feet deep with flood waters entering some homes. An access road to a water reclamation facility will be flooded. Most of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 6 feet of water.
- 15 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to 5 feet of water. Low lying portions of Kings Crossing Drive will be flooded up to two feet deep with the flood waters approaching some homes. An access road to a water reclamation facility will begin to flood. Large portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
- 13 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Large portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to 3 feet of water. Low lying portions of Kings Crossing Drive will begin to flood. Portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water.
- 12 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will begin to flood.
- 10 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will begin to flood.
- 8 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Shallowford Road. Low lying areas of Noonday Creek Park will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 19.66 ft — September 21, 2009
- 16.3 ft — July 11, 2005
- 13.77 ft — September 16, 2004
- 11.85 ft — September 27, 2024
- 11.53 ft — October 12, 2009
Recent crests: 10.43 ft (February 13, 2025) · 11.85 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.55 ft (January 9, 2024) · 10.59 ft (January 4, 2023) · 10.39 ft (September 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Road near Blackwells, 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
- Willeo Creek at GA 120 near Roswell, GA
- Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road near Marietta, 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 (NOOG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.