Class 3 at low flows below 4 feet.
Class 4 above 5 feet on the gauge. The falls are 4+
At 7 feet the falls are a class 5 drop.
The river has been run a few times over 10 feet and possibly as high as 13. Floodstage class 5 at these flows.
LOCATION.--Lat 33°46'22", long 84°36'53", Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 03130002, on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on Interstate Highway 20, 400 ft upstream from Blair Bridge, 3 mi southeast of Austell, and 5.5 mi upstream from mouth.
More gauge info in text below.
Sweetwater's drainage area is nearly 250 square miles, so it usually holds its water for a couple of days after a heavy rain.
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| SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR AUSTELL, GA | ||||||||||||
| usgs-02337000 | 2.40 - 9.00 ft | III-IV(V) | 00h34m | 2.67 ft (rc= 0.0 ) | ||||||||
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