| 30.0 | Widespread and extensive flooding occurs in subdivisions near Sweetwater Creek and its tributaries. The Thornton Road bridge begins to flood on the east side of Lithia Springs. The section of Interstate 20 over the Sweetwater Creek is under a few feet of water. | | 27.0 | Extensive flooding is ongoing in subdivisions near the Sweetwater Creek and its tributaries. The Interstate 20 bridge will begin to flood over the creek. | | 23.0 | Widespread major flooding continues and expands into subdivisions near Sweetwater Creek and its tributaries. Old Alabama Road near Maxham Road begins to flood near the bridge. | | 20.0 | Major flooding expands from the creek into north and east Douglas and southwest Cobb counties. Powder Springs...Noses and Olley Creeks will likely backup and begin to flood neighborhoods close to them. | | 18.0 | Major flooding expands. Apartments start to flood along Mount Vernon Road just south of Woodrow Wilson Park. | | 17.0 | Major flooding begins. Extensive flooding of homes in Austell subdivisions...Brook Forest Mobile Home Park...and Beech Gum Trailer Park develops. | | 15.0 | Moderate flooding increases. Flooding increases near Wren Circle and Robin Road. | | 13.0 | Moderate flooding begins at 13 feet with water entering some homes on Wren Circle in Austell. KOA Camp ground is flooded out. | | 11.0 | Flooding will begin to increase in low areas near the Interstate 20 Bridge and also along Blairs Bridge Road. Mount Vernon Road will flood near Woodrow Wilson Park. County Iron Works will begin to experience minor flooding. Golf driving range south of I-20 will start flooding. | | 10.0 | Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins. Mainly forested bottomland is flooded. Athletic fields in Woodrow Wilson Recreation Park upstream floods due to water backing up in ditches. Water also begins to flood yards of four elevated homes along Mount Vernon Road. |
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1) 30.80 ft on 09/22/2009
2) 21.81 ft on 07/12/2005
3) 20.00 ft on 07/08/1916
4) 19.90 ft on 02/04/1982
5) 19.30 ft on 03/18/1990
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