Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta, GA

River level and flood forecast · Fulton County

Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 9.9 ft below flood stage (13 ft).

Flow: 3 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	24 ft
Moderate flood stage	18 ft
Flood stage	13 ft
Action stage	11 ft
Record crest (March 13, 1975)	18.03 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

24 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to 11 feet of water. The water level will reach the bottom of the Jackson Parkway bridge and county officials may close it. Numerous homes on Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
22 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to 9 feet of water. Several homes on Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will be flooded with up to two feet of water.
20 ftSignificant flooding expands in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to 7 feet of water. Several homes on Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will be flooded.
18 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to 5 feet of water. A few homes on Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will begin to flood.
17 ftMinor flooding expands further in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Residential backyards of Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will be flooded. The water level will be approaching some of the homes foundations.
15 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. A pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Residential backyards of Delray Drive...Ferno Drive...Glenlocke Circle...Besto Drive and Argyle Drive will begin to flood.
13 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway. This includes low lying areas of a pet cemetery just downstream from the bridge on the left bank.
11 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Jackson Parkway.

Highest crests on record

18.03 ft — March 13, 1975
17.8 ft — April 30, 1963
17.55 ft — September 30, 1989
17 ft — July 29, 1967
16.5 ft — March 17, 1990

Recent crests: 13.46 ft (August 21, 2025) · 14.34 ft (September 27, 2024) · 13.05 ft (December 30, 2021) · 16.22 ft (October 11, 2020) · 13.56 ft (December 28, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Fulton County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 02336526

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PRCG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.