Station Name: RICHLAND CREEK AT SUWANEE DAM ROAD, NEAR BUFORD,GA
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 961 feet

Nearest Address:
6216 Suwanee Dam Rd
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
Gwinnett County

GPS Coordinates: 34.1325, -84.07

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued May 6 at 2:23PM EDT until May 7 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Wed May 6, 2026, 2:23 PM
Expires: Thu May 7, 2026, 8:00 AM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia, including the following areas, in central Georgia, Butts, Jasper and Monroe. In north central Georgia, Barrow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin, Newton, North Fulton, Pickens, Rockdale, South Fulton, Union and Walton. In northeast Georgia, Banks, Jackson, Towns and White. In northwest Georgia, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. In west central Georgia, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup and Upson. * WHEN...Through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rainfall are expected to move across portions of north and central Georgia from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning as a slow moving frontal boundary pushes across the area. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1.5-2.5" are likely, with locally higher amounts of 4" or more possible. Convective rainfall (showers and thunderstorms) may repeatedly train over areas, and have locally high enough rainfall rates to induce flash flooding in poor drainage and urban areas, as well as creeks and streams prone to flash flooding. Main-stem river flooding is not anticipated given the ongoing drought and low base state that these rivers are starting from. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 6:47PM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Wed May 6, 2026, 6:47 PM
Expires: Thu May 7, 2026, 2:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 188 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 61 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BUTTS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA GREENE WILKES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DAWSON DEKALB DOUGLAS FANNIN FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GILMER GWINNETT HALL HENRY LUMPKIN MORGAN NEWTON PICKENS ROCKDALE UNION WALTON IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA BANKS CLARKE JACKSON MADISON OCONEE OGLETHORPE TOWNS WHITE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA BARTOW CARROLL CHATTOOGA FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WHITFIELD IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CHATTAHOOCHEE COWETA HARRIS HEARD LAMAR MARION MERIWETHER MUSCOGEE PIKE SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR TROUP UPSON WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMERICUS, ATLANTA, BARNESVILLE, BLAIRSVILLE, BLUE RIDGE, BREMEN, BUENA VISTA, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, CEDARTOWN, CHATSWORTH, CLEVELAND, COHUTTA WILDERNESS, COLUMBUS, COLWELL, COMER, COMMERCE, CONYERS, COVINGTON, CRAWFORD, CUMMING, DAHLONEGA, DALLAS, DALTON, DAWSONVILLE, DECATUR, DIAL, DOUGLASVILLE, ELLAVILLE, ELLIJAY, EPWORTH, FORT BENNING, FRANKLIN, GAINESVILLE, GREENSBORO, GRIFFIN, HEMP, HIAWASSEE, HIGDON, HOMER, JACKSON, JASPER, LAWRENCEVILLE, MADISON, MANCHESTER, MARIETTA, MONROE, NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, PINE MOUNTAIN, PRESTON, RICHLAND, RIVERDALE, ROME, STOCKBRIDGE, SUMMERVILLE, TALBOTTON, THOMASTON, WASHINGTON, WATKINSVILLE, WEST POINT, WINDER, WINTERVILLE, WOODSTOCK, AND ZEBULON.

Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 6:47PM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

Effective: Wed May 6, 2026, 6:47 PM
Expires: Thu May 7, 2026, 2:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 188 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ELBERT FRANKLIN HABERSHAM HART RABUN STEPHENS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ABBEVILLE ANDERSON OCONEE PICKENS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, BALDWIN, BOYDVILLE, CALHOUN FALLS, CANON, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON, CORNELIA, DACUSVILLE, DEMOREST, EASLEY, ELBERTON, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HOLLYWOOD, LAVONIA, MIDDLETON, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PINE MOUNTAIN, REED CREEK, ROYSTON, RUCKERSVILLE, SENECA, TOCCOA, WALHALLA, AND WESTMINSTER.