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Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia

Highest listed crest 27.47 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft7 crests since 2003

The Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2024. The highest, 27.47 ft on September 21, 2009, was major flooding, 12.47 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Yellow River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.47 ft
September 21, 2009; 17,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
September 28, 2024
17.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeKalb County
Near Snellville (6.7 mi), Stonecrest (8.1 mi), Conyers (9.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia
Action stage13.01Sep 17, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.05Sep 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.01Sep 21, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2003 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia, 2003 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft May 6, 2003: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 14.39 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2005: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2009: 27.47 ft, major flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2015: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2020: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 6,709 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2024: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,389 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.47 ft, Sep 21, 2009 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 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, Yellow River at GA 124 near Lithonia
1Sep 21, 200927.47+12.47Major17,100
2Sep 28, 202417.83+2.83Minor8,389
3Jul 7, 200517.24+2.24Minor8,430
4May 6, 200316.77+1.77Minor6,840
5Dec 24, 201516.64+1.64Minor7,480
6Oct 12, 202015.59+0.59Minor6,709
7Sep 17, 200414.39−0.61Action5,300

The worst floods along the Yellow River

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

September 21, 2009: 27.47 ft here, major flooding

September 28, 2024: 17.83 ft here, minor flooding

July 7, 2005: 17.24 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Yellow River

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

Flood gauges on the Yellow River
SnellvilleGA23.023.75 ft, Sep 27, 20240
GA 124 near Lithonia this gaugeGA15.027.47 ft, Sep 21, 20091
Pleasant Hill Road near LithoniaGA13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Gees Mill Road near MilsteadGA11.022.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091
Rocky Plains Road near Rocky PlainsGA18.022.09 ft, Dec 26, 20150

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
Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain9.09.94 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia13.025.54 ft, Sep 22, 20091

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YELG1, 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.