Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Road near Lithonia

Highest listed crest 8.25 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft1 crests since 2019

The Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Road near Lithonia crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2019. The highest, 8.25 ft on April 19, 2019, was minor flooding, 0.25 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 8.25 ft; April 19, 2019
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: April 19, 2019; 8.25 ft, minor flooding
Location: DeKalb County; Near Stonecrest (0.9 mi), Conyers (9.7 mi), Stockbridge (10.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS PBCG1; USGS 02204037

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Road near Lithonia

Action stage	6.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	1	Apr 19, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	13.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	16.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2019 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Pole Bridge Creek at Evans Mill Road near Lithonia

1	Apr 19, 2019	8.25	+0.25	Minor	—

Other gauges in DeKalb County

Flood gauges in DeKalb County

Montreal Road near Tucker	8.0	8.64 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
Rainbow Drive near Decatur	11.0	13.32 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
Constitution Road near Atlanta	11.0	14.23 ft, Sep 16, 2004	0
Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee	16.0	22.50 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Briarwood Road near Atlanta	10.0	15.81 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Buford Highway at Atlanta	13.0	18.57 ft, Sep 21, 2009	4
Columbia Drive near Atlanta	11.0	13.42 ft, Dec 24, 2015	0
Redan Road near Glen Haven	12.0	18.00 ft, Sep 21, 2009	0
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia	16.0	17.54 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
Casa Drive at Clarkston	10.0	10.25 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Johnson Road near Atlanta	13.0	16.53 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta	15.0	16.01 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger	13.0	21.42 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain	9.0	9.94 ft, Oct 11, 2020	0
GA 124 near Lithonia	15.0	27.47 ft, Sep 21, 2009	1
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia	13.0	25.54 ft, Sep 22, 2009	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PBCG1, 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.