TidalMapEtowah River at Allatoona Dam, above Cartersville,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 02394000 sits on the Etowah River and reads everything draining 1,122 square miles of the Etowah basin. Its datum sits 687 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1950, 77 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Etowah River at Canton, GA, reading 613 square miles. This gauge adds the 509 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Etowah River at GA 61, near Cartersville, GA at 1,345 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 83% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Etowah River near Kingston,ga, Etowah River at GA 1 Loop, near Rome, GA and Etowah River at Coosa Valley F.g, at Rome, GA.
Normal flows here
The Etowah River runs a median of 1,265 cfs at this gauge across 77 years of record. December is the fullest month at a median 1,900 cfs, and September the leanest at 990 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,600 cfs in 1964, and the lowest is 132 cfs in 1993.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,470 cfs | 116% |
| Feb | 1,140 cfs | 90% |
| Mar | 1,510 cfs | 119% |
| Apr | 1,460 cfs | 115% |
| May | 1,560 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 1,220 cfs | 96% |
| Jul | 1,170 cfs | 92% |
| Aug | 1,070 cfs | 85% |
| Sep | 990 cfs | 78% |
| Oct | 1,090 cfs | 86% |
| Nov | 1,375 cfs | 109% |
| Dec | 1,900 cfs | 150% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1950 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Etowah River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.8 feet, in January 1946.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12 ft |
| Major flooding | 16 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| January 1946 | 20.8 ft |
| December 1919 | 20 ft |
| November 1948 | 16.9 ft |
| April 1938 | 16.5 ft |
| January 1947 | 15.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ETWG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Allatoona 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.
- Allatoona Dam 1 mile
- Morgan Falls Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Etowah River Allatoona Dam Tw, above Cartersville,ga
- Etowah River at GA 61, near Cartersville, GA
- Richland Creek at Old Dallas Rd, near Dallas, GA
- Two Run Creek near Kingston, GA
- Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Rd, near Acworth, GA
- Butler Creek at Mack Dobbs Road, near Kennesaw, GA
- Shoal Creek at GA 108, near Waleska, GA
- Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road, near Woodstock,ga
- Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Rd, near Woodstock,ga
- Noonday Creek US Chastain Meadows Pkwy, Marietta, GA
- Little River at GA 5, near Woodstock, GA
- Etowah River near Kingston,ga
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02394000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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