TidalMapCoosawattee River at Carters, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02382500 sits on the Coosawattee River and reads everything draining 521 square miles of the Coosawattee basin. Its datum sits 655 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1975, 52 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Carters Re-Regulation Lake near Carters, GA sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Carters Re-Regulation Lake near Carters, GA, reading 520 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel, GA at 831 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 63% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, GA, Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA and Oostanaula River at Calhoun, GA.
Normal flows here
The Coosawattee River runs a median of 748 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,280 cfs, and October the leanest at 390 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,810 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 122 cfs in 1975.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 997 cfs | 133% |
| Feb | 1,050 cfs | 140% |
| Mar | 1,280 cfs | 171% |
| Apr | 1,205 cfs | 161% |
| May | 1,020 cfs | 136% |
| Jun | 751 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 597 cfs | 80% |
| Aug | 561 cfs | 75% |
| Sep | 411 cfs | 55% |
| Oct | 390 cfs | 52% |
| Nov | 412 cfs | 55% |
| Dec | 750 cfs | 100% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1975 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Coosawattee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 36 feet, in March 1951.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 17 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 24 ft |
| Major flooding | 28 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1951 | 36 ft |
| April 1938 | 33.3 ft |
| November 1906 | 30.6 ft |
| December 1920 | 29.5 ft |
| January 1922 | 28.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CATG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Carters Rereg Dam sits 1 mile from this gauge and its releases set what this gauge reads. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Carters Rereg Dam 1 mile
Nearby river gauges
- Talking Rock Creek near Oakman, GA
- Talking Rock Creek near Hinton, GA
- Holly Creek near Chatsworth, GA
- Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel, GA
- Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, GA
- Mountaintown Creek at GA 282, near Ellijay, GA
- Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA
- Conasauga River at Sloan Bridge, below Dalton, GA
- Fausett Creek near Talking Rock, GA
- Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road, near Dalton,ga
- Conasauga River at Tilton, GA
- Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02382500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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