Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell water level

Name: Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
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River gauge, Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge, Georgia, United States

Directions

Normal for late October

Water level

5.30ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 01:45 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 44.1 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Minor flood stage

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell, where the gauge shows 5.30 ft.

The median for late October is 5.31 ft, based on 16 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.01 ft below typical. It is 13.70 ft below the flood stage of 19.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 4.79 ft, a difference of +0.51 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.13 ft – 8.14 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.31 ft0.01 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4.69 ft – 5.94 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 4.79 ft+0.51 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.13 ft – 8.14 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.78 ft – 12.74 ft
Highest on record: 37.04 ftSeptember 22, 2009

Paddling and fishing conditions

Most paddlers and anglers will find the river in good shape at this stage.

For reference, flood stage is 19.00 ft.

What happens at each level

29.00 ft: Widespread inundation flooding continues upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge will be an obstacle and act like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Legion Park will be flooded with up to 12 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 8 to 10 feet of water affecting several homes and businesses. Other homes will be flooded on Owens Drive...Windy Lane...Pine Grove Drive...Camellia Drive and Ceylon Drive.
27.00 ft: Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation occurs upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge becomes an obstacle and acts like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 10 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 6 to 8 feet of water affecting a few homes. Other homes will be flooded on Owens Drive...Windy Lane...Pine Grove Drive and Camellia Drive.
25.00 ft: Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The railroad bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing backwater and erosion. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 8 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 4 to 6 feet of water. Water will begin to flood a few homes on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
23.00 ft: Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. The water level will reach the bottom of the railroad bridge. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 6 feet of water. Portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 2 to 4 feet of water. Water will reach the foundations of a few homes on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
21.00 ft: Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands...fields and parks upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Most of Legion Park will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water. Large portions of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will be covered with 1 to 3 feet of water. Some residential yards will begin to flood on Windy Lane and Pine Grove Drive.
19.00 ft: Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands and the natural flood plain occurs upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Large portions of Legion Park will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Low lying areas of Garrett Road...Westside Road and Stovall Road will begin to flood.
16.00 ft: Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage near the railroad bridge parallel to Joe Jerkins Boulevard. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain including portions of Legion Park.
5.30 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	37.04 ft	September 22, 2009
2	21.31 ft	September 28, 2024
3	19.79 ft	February 14, 2025
4	19.71 ft	May 6, 2021
5	19.15 ft	January 26, 2024

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 65° 48° – Wind 16 mph

18 Sun 64° 44° – Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 72° 40° – Wind 9 mph

20 Tue 76° 55° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 78° 58° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 76° 58° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 78° 57° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:59 PM Daylight 11 hr, 10 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Olley Creek at Clay Road, near AustellRiver gauge, Olley Creek	2.53 ft	High	+0.06 ft	1.7 mi
Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road, Powder SpringsRiver gauge, Noses Creek	2.00 ft	Normal	±0	2.9 mi
Sweetwater Creek near AustellRiver gauge, Sweetwater Creek	0.92 ft	Normal	±0	3.5 mi
Powder Springs Creek near Powder SpringsRiver gauge, Powder Springs Creek	1.49 ft	Normal	±0	3.6 mi
Sweetwater Creek, Brownsville Road, Powder SpringsRiver gauge	2.97 ft	Normal	+0.02 ft	4.1 mi
Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Pkwy near AtlantaRiver gauge, Utoy Creek	2.50 ft	Very low	+0.01 ft	7 mi
Sweetwater Creek below AustellRiver gauge, Sweetwater Creek	0.85 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	7 mi
Nickajack Creek at US 78/278, near MabletonRiver gauge, Nickajack Creek	1.08 ft	Very low	±0	7 mi

Questions and answers

Is Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.51 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.79 ft.

What is flood stage for Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell?

The official flood stage is 19.00 ft. The level is currently 13.70 ft below it.

What is a normal level for Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell in late October?

The median for late October is 5.31 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4.69 ft and 5.94 ft, based on 16 years of records.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:45 AM EDT, the water level was 5.30 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.48 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sweetwater Creek 0.05 Mi Us Rr Bridge at Austell normal?

Normal for late October. Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02336910 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.81778, -84.65000 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	5.30 ft	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional
Flow	44.1 cfs	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional

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