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 Warning issued February 26 at 6:28PM EST until February 27 at 2:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Thu February 26, 2026, 6:28 PM
Expires: Fri February 27, 2026, 2:00 AM

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta affecting Fulton and DeKalb Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...North Fork Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy Atlanta. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 13 feet, Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of the natural flood plain begins upstream and downstream from the gage on Buford Highway or Georgia Highway 13. This includes low portions of the backyards of residential homes on Victory Drive...Dunwoody Place and Converse Drive. This height combined with the flow on South Fork Peachtree Creek may also produce flooding further downstream on Peachtree Creek in Fulton County. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:15 PM EST Thursday the stage was 12.6 feet and rising. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage to near 13.5 feet. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. Additional rises are possible thereafter. - Flood stage is 13 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

Flood Warning issued February 26 at 5:51PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Thu February 26, 2026, 5:51 PM
Expires: Fri February 27, 2026, 6:00 AM

...The National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Georgia... North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd Atlanta affecting DeKalb County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Rd Atlanta. * WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 10 feet, Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs along the banks upstream and downstream of the gage on Briarwood Road. Flooding of low lying portions of the Peachtree Creek Greenway occurs, particularly areas of the Greenway near Corporate Boulevard. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:45 PM EST Thursday the stage was 10.1 feet. - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location. - Flood stage is 10 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.

Special Weather Statement issued February 26 at 7:27PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Thu February 26, 2026, 7:27 PM
Expires: Thu February 26, 2026, 8:00 PM

At 727 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was over Fairmount, or 14 miles east of Calhoun, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Calhoun, Jasper, Adairsville, Nelson, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Sonoraville, Marblehill, Folsom, Salacoa Valley, Blaine, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Tate, Funkhouser, and Hinton.

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Special Weather Statement issued February 26 at 7:11PM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA

Effective: Thu February 26, 2026, 7:11 PM
Expires: Thu February 26, 2026, 7:45 PM

At 711 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was over Rome, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rome, Adairsville, Kingston, Shannon, and Pinson.

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.