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Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs

Highest listed crest 23.20 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft24 crests since 2000

The Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2025. The highest, 23.20 ft on September 22, 2009, was major flooding, 12.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.20 ft
September 22, 2009; 3,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
11.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cobb County
Near Powder Springs (1.7 mi), Mableton (5.4 mi), Smyrna (7.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs
Action stage9.01Nov 9, 2000The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.021Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Jul 11, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Sep 22, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 2000 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs, 2000 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Nov 9, 2000: 9.82 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2003: 11.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2005: 19.10 ft, moderate flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 23.20 ft, major flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2009: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,581 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,934 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2011: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,581 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,509 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,569 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2014: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,672 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2015: 11.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,628 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 1,695 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,635 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,826 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2021: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,508 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2021: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,578 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2023: 12.32 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2023: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,525 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 12.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,855 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2024: 11.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,576 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 12.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,855 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 11.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.20 ft, Sep 22, 2009 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs 2000s: 6 2010s: 8 2020s: 9 9 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, Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs
1Sep 22, 200923.20+12.20Major3,000
2Jul 11, 200519.10+8.10Moderate3,000
3Nov 11, 200912.71+1.71Minor1,934
4Jan 10, 202412.38+1.38Minor1,855
5Sep 27, 202412.38+1.38Minor1,855
6Jan 4, 202312.32+1.32Minor—
7Sep 17, 200412.29+1.29Minor1,820
8Feb 7, 202012.27+1.27Minor1,826
9Feb 13, 202511.82+0.82Minor1,710
10Apr 6, 201711.79+0.79Minor1,695
11Nov 13, 201811.78+0.78Minor1,700
12Apr 7, 201411.70+0.70Minor1,672
13May 7, 200311.53+0.53Minor1,630
14Jan 4, 201511.53+0.53Minor1,628
15Feb 21, 201911.52+0.52Minor1,635
16Oct 13, 200911.34+0.34Minor1,581
17Apr 16, 201111.34+0.34Minor1,581
18Dec 23, 201311.29+0.29Minor1,569
19May 5, 202111.29+0.29Minor1,578
20Jan 25, 202411.28+0.28Minor1,576
21Aug 30, 202311.07+0.07Minor1,525
22May 5, 201311.04+0.04Minor1,509
23Apr 1, 202111.000.00Minor1,508
24Nov 9, 20009.82−1.18Action1,220

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
Shallowford River near Woodstock10.019.66 ft, Sep 21, 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

Cobb County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NOSG1, 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.