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Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs

Highest listed crest 31.45 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft14 crests since 2009

The Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 31.45 ft on September 21, 2009, was major flooding, 18.45 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Sweetwater Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.45 ft
September 21, 2009; 12,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
14.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cobb County
Near Powder Springs (3.4 mi), Douglasville (6.3 mi), Mableton (8.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.013Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.01Sep 21, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2009 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs, 2009 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Sep 21, 2009: 31.45 ft, major flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 15.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,626 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2014: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,322 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,478 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 14.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,158 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,298 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,418 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2021: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,248 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2021: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,626 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 13.91 ft, minor flooding; 2,791 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2024: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 2,678 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2024: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,024 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2025: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,032 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.45 ft, Sep 21, 2009 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 2020s: 7 7 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, Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs
1Sep 21, 200931.45+18.45Major12,100
2Sep 27, 202415.53+2.53Minor4,024
3Nov 11, 200915.35+2.35Minor3,626
4May 5, 202114.56+1.56Minor3,248
5Oct 12, 201814.44+1.44Minor3,158
6Feb 13, 202514.26+1.26Minor3,032
7Jan 10, 202413.91+0.91Minor2,791
8Jan 26, 202413.74+0.74Minor2,678
9Dec 31, 202113.66+0.66Minor2,626
10Apr 8, 201413.45+0.45Minor2,490
11Apr 6, 201713.43+0.43Minor2,478
12Feb 7, 202013.33+0.33Minor2,418
13Jan 5, 201513.17+0.17Minor2,322
14Nov 13, 201813.13+0.13Minor2,298

The worst floods along the Sweetwater Creek

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

September 21, 2009: 31.45 ft here, major flooding

  • Northwest AustellGA · Sep 22, 2009 · 37.04 ft · Major · its highest
  • AustellGA · Sep 22, 2009 · 30.82 ft · Major · its highest

September 27, 2024: 15.53 ft here, minor flooding

  • AustellGA · Sep 28, 2024 · 25.43 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • AustellGA · Sep 28, 2024 · 14.33 ft · Moderate
  • Northwest AustellGA · Sep 28, 2024 · 21.31 ft · Minor

November 11, 2009: 15.35 ft here, minor flooding

  • AustellGA · Nov 12, 2009 · 15.20 ft · Moderate
  • AustellGA · Nov 11, 2009 · 22.90 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Sweetwater Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Sweetwater Creek
Brownsville Road near Powder Springs this gaugeGA13.031.45 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Northwest AustellGA19.037.04 ft, Sep 22, 20091
AustellGA10.030.82 ft, Sep 22, 200911
AustellGA21.025.43 ft, Sep 28, 20240

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
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
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 PDSG1, 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.