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Weather Forecast Office Peachtree City/Atlanta, GA

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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Little Stone Mountain Creek at Old Stone Mountain Road near Stone Mountain. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 12 Moderate Flood Stage: 10 Flood Stage: 8 Action Stage: 6 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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16	Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the residential yards and woodlands upstream and downstream from Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around 5 feet deep over the road and bridge and reach the bottom of the USGS gage house. County officials will have the road closed. Flood waters will be up to 10 feet deep in the backyards and flood several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will be under 3 feet of flood water.
15	Major flooding expands with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around 4 feet deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be up to 9 feet deep in the backyards and begin to reach foundations of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will be under two feet of flood water.
13	Major flooding continues with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around two feet deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be from 1 to 7 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing. A swimming pool near the bridge will begin to flood.
12	Major flooding begins with widespread inundation of the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be around one foot deep over the road and bridge. County officials will have them closed. Flood waters will be from 1 to 6 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
11	Significant flooding continues to expand into the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will begin to flow over the road and possibly cause erosion to the sides of the bridge. County officials will likely close the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 5 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
10	Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be hitting the bridge...possibly causing erosion to the sides of the bridge. County officials may close the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 4 feet deep in the backyards of several homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
9	Minor flooding will continue to expand into the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. The water level will be hitting the bottom of the bridge. Flood waters will be from 1 to 3 feet deep in the backyards of a few homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
8	Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the residential yards and woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. Flood waters will be from one to two feet deep in the backyards of a few homes off East Gate Trail...East Gate Drive and Kings Crossing.
6	Bankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage at Old Stone Mountain Road. Water will be begin to flow into low portions of residential yards.

About This Location

Latitude: 33.830417° N, Longitude: 84.139333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 871.25 ft 879.25 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Old Stone Mountain Road near Stone Mountain

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