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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. NOTE: The above river forecast includes future rainfall. Forecast stages may be different if the rainfall does not occur. NOTE: Forecasts for the Sope Creek at Lower Roswell Road near Marietta are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 18 Moderate Flood Stage: 15 Flood Stage: 12 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 21.10 ft on 03/30/1977 (2) 20.00 ft on 02/04/1982 (3) 19.10 ft on 03/04/1966 (4) 19.10 ft on 04/04/1966 (5) 18.35 ft on 09/21/2009 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 18.05 ft on 09/08/2021 (P) (2) 15.19 ft on 10/11/2020 (3) 13.77 ft on 09/17/2020 (4) 13.45 ft on 11/12/2018 (5) 12.12 ft on 01/04/2015 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.96 ft on 07/06/2008 (2) 0.99 ft on 09/26/2007 (3) 1.45 ft on 07/21/2000 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.

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23	Flooding never seen before will cause widespread innundation of yards and extensive damage to homes upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Portions of Indian Hills Court...Lindsey Road...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive...Pheasant Cirle and most of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded. The water will reach the bottom of the Paper Mill Road bridge and will be around 6 feet over the Columns Drive bridge. Many homes and townhouses near the creek will be flooded.
21	Record flooding occurs with widespread innundation of yards and damage to homes upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Portions of Indian Hills Court...Lindsey Road...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be completely flooded. The water will be around 4 feet deep on Columns Drive near the bridge..and many homes and townhouses near the creek will be flooded.
19	Major flooding continues with widespread innundation of yards upstream and downstream from Lower Roswell Road. Many homes on low portions of Indian Hills Court...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with up to 9 feet of water. The water will be around 2 feet deep on Columns Drive near the bridge..and water level will reach the foundations of some homes near the creek.
18	Major flooding begins with widespread innundation of residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Several homes on the lower portions of Indian Hills Court...Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will be flooded. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with 1 to 8 feet of water. The water will be around one foot deep on Columns Drive near the bridge as the creek enters the Chattahoochee River.
17	Significant flooding expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Several homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle will have water in crawl spaces or at their foundations. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course will be flooded with 1 to 7 feet of water. The water will begin to flow over Columns Drive near the bridge as the creek enters the Chattahoochee River.
15	Moderate flooding begins and expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. The water will reach foundations and enter crawl spaces of a few homes. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 5 feet of water. The water reaches the bottom of Columns Drive bridge as the creek flows into the Chattahoochee River.
14	Minor flooding continues and expands further into residential yards upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. The water level will begin to reach the foundations and crawl spaces of a few homes. Large portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 4 feet of water.
12	Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding of residential yards occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. This includes homes on the lower portions of Cherokee Place...Pheasant Drive and Pheasant Cirle. Portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course near the creek will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water.
10	Bankfull conditions are reached upstream and downstream from the gage on Lower Roswell Road. Water begins to flow into low areas of the flood plain. This will include portions of the Indian Hills Golf Course.

Low Water Impacts

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1100-1950 cfs	Sufficient water for class 5 run from Lower Roswell Road to Chattahoochee River.
300-1100 cfs	Minimum flow recommended for paddling the Sope Creek at the Lower Roswell Road to Cochran Shoals Recreation Area on the Chattahoochee River. Class III-IV (V).

About This Location

Latitude: 33.953889° N, Longitude: 84.443333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 881.66 ft 893.66 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 Lower Roswell Road near Marietta

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