Published: October 12, 2026
Quick answer: The South Fork of Peachtree Creek runs through Clarkston’s low ground — and the USGS studied it house by house. Federal scientists built flood-inundation maps for a 5.3-mile reach of the South Fork near Clarkston, anchored at the streamgage on Casa Drive, where peak flows topped 1,000 cubic feet per second in 2010, 2013, and 2014 — the largest, 1,410 cfs on August 21, 2013. The National Weather Service’s September 2009 records put the South Fork at 15.21 feet, the third-highest reading on record at the time. Clarkston is also an apartment-heavy city, home to a large refugee and immigrant community living largely in garden-style complexes — which means flood risk here lands on ground floors, and the response has to work for renters and landlords alike. Water in your Clarkston home or unit? Call PuroClean of East Cobb at (770) 627-0900. We answer 24/7 with a live person and respond in 60 minutes or less.
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Clarkston sits in the South Fork Peachtree Creek’s drainage the way most intown DeKalb cities sit in somebody’s watershed — except here the federal government drew the maps. The USGS Scientific Investigations Map 3347 is a flood-inundation study of a 5.3-mile reach of the South Fork near Clarkston, modeled from the streamgage at Casa Drive (station 02336152) with water-surface profiles computed every half foot from just above bankfull to more than three feet above the highest recorded water level. DeKalb County officials use those maps — alongside the gauge’s real-time readings — to decide how to alert the public when the creek rises.
When the water comes to the first floor
In a city where so much of the housing is garden-style apartments and rental townhomes, flood risk is a ground-floor problem. A creek that leaves its banks doesn’t knock politely — it comes through sliding doors, under entry doors, and up through floor drains on the lowest level. First-floor units take the hit while upper floors stay dry, which splits every water event into two different experiences: the upstairs neighbor with a scare, and the downstairs neighbor with soaked carpet, wet drywall, and belongings sitting in water.
Renters face a version of water damage that homeowners don’t: the building isn’t theirs, but the belongings are. When both sides move fast — the tenant documenting and calling, the manager authorizing professional drying — a first-floor flood stays a drying job. When the response waits on a work order, 24 to 48 hours is all it takes for mold to start in soaked drywall and carpet pad.
What renters and owners should each do
If you rent:
1. Tell your landlord or property manager immediately — in writing, with photos. The structure is their responsibility, and the clock starts when they know.
2. Move belongings off the floor and document everything before anything is thrown away. Your renter’s insurance — if you have it — needs that record.
3. Don’t try to dry a soaked unit yourself. Fans on wet carpet pad grow mold; professional equipment and moisture readings don’t.
If you own or manage the building:
1. Treat the first call as an emergency. Every hour of standing water is more demolition later.
2. Call (770) 627-0900. One project manager can run the whole job — assessment, water extraction, structural drying, documentation — across every affected unit, with the photo and video record your insurance and your tenants both need.
3. Check the units you think are fine. Water travels inside walls and under floors; the unit next door may be wet where nobody’s looked.
PuroClean of East Cobb has completed 4,000+ restoration jobs since 2022 — 54% water damage, 30% reconstruction, 7% mold. Learn more about PuroClean of East Cobb — our company facts, certifications, and track record.
If water is entering your Clarkston home or unit right now — or the last storm left damage that was never fully dried out — call (770) 627-0900. We’re based in Marietta and available 24/7.
Learn more about our service areas and water damage restoration services. Related reading: Apartment Water Damage in Doraville: When an Upstairs Leak Hits Every Unit Below.
