Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs, GA
River level and flood forecast · Cobb County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 8.7 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 22 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 22, 2009) | 23.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftNear record flooding occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from Powder Springs Road. Numerous homes will be flooded with several feet of water on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road. Portions of the parking lot of a nursing home complex on the right bank of the creek off of Powder Springs Road will be under 3 feet of water. A portion of Powder Springs Road near the creek will be under one foot of water.
- 22 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from Powder Springs Road. Numerous homes will be flooded with several feet of water on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road. Portions of the parking lot of a nursing home complex on the right bank of the creek off of Powder Springs Road will be under two feet of water. Portions of Powder Springs Road near the creek will begin to flood.
- 20 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from Powder Springs Road. Numerous homes will be flooded with a few feet of water on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road. The parking lot of a nursing home complex on the right bank of the creek off of Powder Springs Road will begin to flood.
- 18 ftSignificant flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. Yards of numerous homes will be flooded with a few feet of water on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road. Some of the homes on lower sections of the roads will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water. The water level will be approaching a nursing home complex on the right bank of the creek off of Powder Springs Road.
- 16 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. Yards of numerous homes will be flooded on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road. The water will begin to reach the foundations of a few homes in these areas.
- 15 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the woodlands and natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. A walkway parallel to the creek on the right bank will be under 6 feet of water. Yards of numerous homes will begin to flood on portions of Hopkins Crossing...Acorn Drive...Deercreek Drive and Carter Road.
- 13 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. A walkway parallel to the creek on the right bank will be under 4 feet of water.
- 11 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding will occur in the woodlands and the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. A walkway parallel to the creek on the right bank will be under two feet of water.
- 9 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Powder Springs Road. A walkway parallel to the creek on the right bank will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 23.2 ft — September 22, 2009
- 19.1 ft — July 11, 2005
- 12.71 ft — November 11, 2009
- 12.38 ft — September 27, 2024
- 12.38 ft — January 10, 2024
Recent crests: 11.82 ft (February 13, 2025) · 12.38 ft (September 27, 2024) · 11.28 ft (January 25, 2024) · 12.38 ft (January 10, 2024) · 11.07 ft (August 30, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Olley Creek at Clay Road near Austell, GA
- Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs, GA
- Sweetwater Creek near Northwest Austell, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs, GA
- Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA
- Nickajack Creek at US Highway 78 and 278 near Mableton, GA
- Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta, 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 (NOSG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.