Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville water level

Name: Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
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River gauge, Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, Georgia, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.51ft Up 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT (47 min ago)

Flow: 1.8 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.51 ft, Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.52 ft below the median of 1.03 ft for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings. It is 7.49 ft below the flood stage of 8.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 0.13 ft (+0.38 ft).

The water is rising: up 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 ft and 1.28 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.03 ft0.52 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.43 ft – 1.88 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.13 ft+0.38 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 ft – 1.28 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.03 ft – 5.02 ft
Highest on record: 13.81 ftDecember 25, 2015

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

The National Weather Service puts flood stage for this gauge at 8.00 ft, still 7.49 ft away.

What happens at each level

19.00 ft: Widespread major flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The Hammett Road bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The water begins to flood Hammett Road in low lying areas and will likely be closed by county officials.
16.00 ft: Widespread moderate flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The water level reaches the bottom of the Hammett Road bridge and it may be closed by county officials.
15.00 ft: Widespread moderate flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded with a few feet of water.
13.00 ft: Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and some outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded.
11.00 ft: Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded and the water reaches the foundation of a house on the upstream and right bank of the bridge.
10.00 ft: Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded.
8.00 ft: Minor flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
6.00 ft: Bankfull is reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
0.51 ft: Right now

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

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	13.81 ft	December 25, 2015
2	11.46 ft	March 28, 2023
3	11.43 ft	February 19, 2020
4	10.95 ft	April 20, 2019
5	10.71 ft	April 21, 1982
6	10.56 ft	February 13, 2024
7	10.54 ft	September 13, 2006
8	10.45 ft	March 11, 2010
9	9.92 ft	March 28, 2005
10	9.81 ft	December 29, 2018

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 67° 49° – Wind 16 mph

18 Sun 66° 45° – Wind 13 mph

19 Mon 71° 43° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 77° 46° – Wind 4 mph

21 Wed 78° 52° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 78° 50° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 78° 48° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 07:02 PM Daylight 11 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Nearby gauges

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New River at GA 100, near CorinthRiver gauge, New River	2.60 ft	Low	±0	7 mi
Chattahoochee River at GA 100, at FranklinRiver gauge, Chattahoochee River	7.97 ft	Low	+0.03 ft	12 mi
West Point Lake near West PointLake, West Point Lake	625.05 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	20 mi
Chattahoochee River below West Point DamRiver gauge, Chattahoochee River	557.96 ft	Low	±0	20 mi
Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road, near FranklinRiver gauge, Hillabahatchee Creek	1.83 ft	Low	±0	20 mi
Oseligee Creek near LanettRiver gauge, Oseligee Creek	3.35 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	21 mi
Chattahoochee River at West PointRiver gauge, Chattahoochee River	2.31 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	21 mi
Chattahoochee River near WhitesburgRiver gauge, Chattahoochee River	3.01 ft	Low	+0.03 ft	24 mi

Questions and answers

How does Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville compare with last year?

It is 0.38 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.13 ft.

What is flood stage for Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville?

The official flood stage is 8.00 ft. The level is currently 7.49 ft below it.

What is a normal level for Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.03 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.43 ft and 1.88 ft, based on 17 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 Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT, the water level was 0.51 ft. Up 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville rising or falling?

Up 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.13 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Road, below Hogansville normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 17 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:02338840 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 33.13981, -84.97539 (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	0.51 ft	2026-10-20 16:30	Provisional
Flow	1.8 cfs	2026-10-20 16:30	Provisional

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