Yellow Jacket Creek at Hammett Road below Hogansville, GA
River level and flood forecast · Troup County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 8 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (December 25, 2015) | 13.81 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19 ftWidespread major flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The Hammett Road bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The water begins to flood Hammett Road in low lying areas and will likely be closed by county officials.
- 16 ftWidespread moderate flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The water level reaches the bottom of the Hammett Road bridge and it may be closed by county officials.
- 15 ftWidespread moderate flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded with a few feet of water.
- 13 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and some outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded.
- 11 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded and the water reaches the foundation of a house on the upstream and right bank of the bridge.
- 10 ftMinor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded.
- 8 ftMinor flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
- 6 ftBankfull is reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 13.81 ft — December 25, 2015
- 11.46 ft — March 28, 2023
- 11.43 ft — February 19, 2020
- 10.95 ft — April 20, 2019
- 10.71 ft — April 21, 1982
Recent crests: 8.19 ft (February 14, 2025) · 8.02 ft (September 28, 2024) · 9.64 ft (March 9, 2024) · 10.56 ft (February 13, 2024) · 8.68 ft (January 10, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- New River at GA 100 near Franklin, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 100 at Franklin, GA
- Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin, GA
- Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, GA
- Shoal Creek at GA 54 near Sharpsburg, GA
- Snake Creek downstream Snake Creek Reservoir near Whitesburg, GA
- Flint River below Big Branch near Molena, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YJCG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.