September 2009 Flooding: Picture Galleries

Many days of continuous heavy rain in mid-September have resulted in flooding in many parts of Georgia, especially in north Georgia and the Atlanta region. These rains have been producing streamflows of record proportions. View a map of real-time stream stage and streamflow monitoring sites in Georgia to select a site of interest to you.

This picture shows flooding at Dog River at Hwy 5, Douglas County, Georgia on September 21, 2009. The deck holds the USGS automated water-monitoring and transmission equipment that allows for real-time display of current stream conditions on our Web pages.

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Picture Galleries

Miscellaneous pictures

• Miscellaneous pictures

Carroll County

• Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg (02338000)

Cobb County

• Powder Springs Creek near Powder Springs (02336870)
• Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Rd, near Acworth (02393419)

Douglas County

• Sweetwater Creek near Austell (02337000)
• Sweetwater Creek at Interstate 20
• Dog River at Ga 5, near Fariplay (02337410)

Fulton County

• Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam (02335815)
• Peachtree Creek at Northside Drive (02336300)
• Nancy Creek at West Wesley Rd (02336410)
• Chattahoochee River at Fairburn (02337170)

Gwinnett County

• Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Rd, near Auburn (02217274)
• Crooked Creek near Norcross (02335350)

Newton County

• Yellow River near Stewart (02208005)
• Alcovy River near Stewart (02209260)