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Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain

Highest listed crest 9.94 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft2 crests since 2013

The Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2020. The highest, 9.94 ft on October 11, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.94 ft
October 11, 2020
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 11, 2020
9.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Tucker (2.5 mi), Clarkston (4.5 mi), Lilburn (4.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.02Oct 11, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2013 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain, 2013 to 2020 910111213ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Aug 21, 2013: 9.09 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2020: 9.94 ft, minor flooding Highest, 9.94 ft, Oct 11, 2020 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain
1Oct 11, 20209.94+0.94Minor—
2Aug 21, 20139.09+0.09Minor—

Other gauges in DeKalb County

Flood gauges in DeKalb County
Montreal Road near Tucker8.08.64 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Rainbow Drive near Decatur11.013.32 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Constitution Road near Atlanta11.014.23 ft, Sep 16, 20040
Johnson Ferry Road near Chamblee16.022.50 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Briarwood Road near Atlanta10.015.81 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Buford Highway at Atlanta13.018.57 ft, Sep 21, 20094
Evans Mill Road near Lithonia8.08.25 ft, Apr 19, 20190
Columbia Drive near Atlanta11.013.42 ft, Dec 24, 20150
Redan Road near Glen Haven12.018.00 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia16.017.54 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Casa Drive at Clarkston10.010.25 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Johnson Road near Atlanta13.016.53 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Bouldercrest Road at Atlanta15.016.01 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Flakes Mill Road near Snapfinger13.021.42 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 124 near Lithonia15.027.47 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STCG1, 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.