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Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock

Highest listed crest 19.66 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft17 crests since 2001

The Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2025. The highest, 19.66 ft on September 21, 2009, was major flooding, 9.66 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Noonday Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.66 ft
September 21, 2009; 4,304 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
10.43 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cobb County
Near Woodstock (2.7 mi), Kennesaw (5.5 mi), Holly Springs (7.4 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock
Action stage8.01Jan 19, 2001The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.013Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.02Jul 11, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.01Sep 21, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 2001 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock, 2001 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jan 19, 2001: 9.18 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2002: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2003: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2004: 13.77 ft, moderate flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2005: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 19.66 ft, major flooding; 4,304 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2009: 11.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,148 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,033 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,234 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,879 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2020: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,889 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,818 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 10.59 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,892 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,501 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,837 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.66 ft, Sep 21, 2009 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 3 2020s: 6 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock
1Sep 21, 200919.66+9.66Major4,304
2Jul 11, 200516.30+6.30Moderate3,410
3Sep 16, 200413.77+3.77Moderate2,740
4Sep 27, 202411.85+1.85Minor3,501
5Oct 12, 200911.53+1.53Minor2,148
6Nov 11, 200911.31+1.31Minor2,090
7Nov 13, 201811.29+1.29Minor3,234
8Jan 4, 201511.09+1.09Minor2,033
9Mar 6, 200311.07+1.07Minor2,030
10Jan 4, 202310.59+0.59Minor—
11Jan 9, 202410.55+0.55Minor2,892
12Feb 6, 202010.54+0.54Minor2,889
13Feb 21, 201910.52+0.52Minor2,879
14Feb 13, 202510.43+0.43Minor2,837
15Sep 17, 202010.39+0.39Minor2,818
16Mar 30, 200210.08+0.08Minor1,770
17Jan 19, 20019.18−0.82Action1,520

The worst floods along the Noonday Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Noonday Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 21, 2009: 19.66 ft here, major flooding

July 11, 2005: 16.30 ft here, moderate flooding

September 16, 2004: 13.77 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Noonday Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Noonday Creek
Chastain Meadows Parkway near KennesawGA11.011.94 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Hawkins Store Road near BlackwellsGA11.017.31 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Shallowford River near Woodstock this gaugeGA10.019.66 ft, Sep 21, 20091

Other gauges in Cobb County

Flood gauges in Cobb County
Stilesboro Road near Acworth13.023.90 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Mack Dobbs Road near Kennesaw11.014.27 ft, Sep 21, 20090
US 41 at Atlanta14.028.59 ft, Sep 22, 20095
US Highway 78 and 278 near Mableton10.019.85 ft, Sep 22, 20090
Chastain Meadows Parkway near Kennesaw11.011.94 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Hawkins Store Road near Blackwells11.017.31 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs11.023.20 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Clay Road near Austell12.027.40 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Powder Springs11.019.82 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Interstate North Parkway near Smyrna14.014.67 ft, Sep 8, 20210
GA 120 near Marietta11.013.26 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Lower Roswell Road near Marietta12.021.10 ft, Mar 30, 19776
Brownsville Road near Powder Springs13.031.45 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Northwest Austell19.037.04 ft, Sep 22, 20091
GA 120 near Roswell12.014.70 ft, Sep 21, 20090

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NOOG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.