Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA
River level and flood forecast · Douglas County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 19.1 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 274 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 | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (September 28, 2024) | 25.43 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 25.43 ft — September 28, 2024
- 22.9 ft — November 11, 2009
- 22.39 ft — December 29, 2018
- 20.02 ft — December 24, 2015
Recent crests: 25.43 ft (September 28, 2024) · 22.39 ft (December 29, 2018) · 20.02 ft (December 24, 2015) · 22.9 ft (November 11, 2009)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta, GA
- Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA
- Sweetwater Creek near Northwest Austell, GA
- Nickajack Creek at US Highway 78 and 278 near Mableton, GA
- Olley Creek at Clay Road near Austell, GA
- Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs, GA
- Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway at Atlanta, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ASTG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.