which point it was already at minor flood stage. The Hawkins Store Road gauge peaked at just over before it stopped reporting around 4pm, the same time the creek crested at Shallowford. The spillway of Noonday Creek Structure Number 17 was extensively damaged. Around 362,500 dollars in damage was done to the sewage treatment facility. Flood control On Sep 28, 2008, Final Design Place, Specifications, and Geotechnical Report for the Chastain Meadows Regional Stormwater Management Facility was resubmitted to Georgia EPD for approval and construction of the facility was finally completed on July 31, 2011. Noonday Creek Structure Number 4 Noonday Creek Structure Number 4 is an earthen dam on Noonday Creek. Noonday Creek Structure Number 9 Noonday Creek Structure number 9, also known as Ellison Lake Dam, is of earthen construction and is used for flood control purposes. Construction was completed in 1955. Its height is with a length of . Maximum discharge is . Its capacity is . Normal storage is . It drains an area of . Noonday Creek Structure Number 16 Noonday Creek Structure Number 16 is a category 1 (high hazard) earthen dam on Noonday Creek regulated by the Georgia Safe Dams Program, located a few yards north of Big Shanty Road in Kennesaw, GA. Construction was completed in 1956. A soccer stadium and passive recreation facilities for Kennesaw State University has been constructed around the dam. Recreational facilities Noonday Creek Trail Because most of the trees have already been removed from along that side of the creek, the Noonday Creek Trail being built will have little further impact if a permeable surface is used. The trail will eventually extend along most of the Cobb part of the creek. Noonday Creek in history Civil War Noonday Creek was an important watercourse during the Battle of Noonday Creek in June and July 1864. Early uses of waterpower Noonday Creek furnished water power to mills in the area, including near Woodstock. Notes Rivers of Cherokee County, Georgia Rivers of Cobb County, Georgia Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)