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Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs

Highest listed crest 19.82 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft2 crests since 2009

The Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2018. The highest, 19.82 ft on September 21, 2009, was moderate flooding, 8.82 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.82 ft
September 21, 2009; 8,420 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 11, 2018
11.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cobb County
Near Powder Springs (0.5 mi), Mableton (7.1 mi), Douglasville (8.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Oct 11, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.01Sep 21, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2009 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs, 2009 to 2018 101214161820ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,564 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.82 ft, Sep 21, 2009 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs
1Sep 21, 200919.82+8.82Moderate8,420
2Oct 11, 201811.38+0.38Minor1,564

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
Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs11.023.20 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Clay Road near Austell12.027.40 ft, Sep 22, 20091
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 POWG1, 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.