TidalMapHickory Log Creek near Canton, 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 02391840 sits on Hickory Log Creek and reads everything draining 8.3 square miles of the Etowah basin. Its datum sits 884 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2008, 18 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Etowah River at Canton, GA at 613 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Etowah River Allatoona Dam Tw, above Cartersville,ga and Etowah River at GA 61, near Cartersville, GA.
Normal flows here
Hickory Log Creek runs a median of 5.4 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 13 cfs, and September the leanest at 4.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 638 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 1.2 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.7 cfs | 143% |
| Feb | 8.9 cfs | 165% |
| Mar | 13 cfs | 241% |
| Apr | 10 cfs | 185% |
| May | 8.4 cfs | 156% |
| Jun | 5.5 cfs | 102% |
| Jul | 4.9 cfs | 91% |
| Aug | 4.9 cfs | 91% |
| Sep | 4.8 cfs | 89% |
| Oct | 4.9 cfs | 91% |
| Nov | 5.1 cfs | 94% |
| Dec | 5.2 cfs | 96% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Hickory Log Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 10 ft |
| Major flooding | 12 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLCG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Allatoona Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Allatoona Dam 16 miles
- Morgan Falls Dam 21 miles
- Buford Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Etowah River Downstream of I-575, at Canton, GA
- Etowah River at Canton, GA
- Sharp Mountain Creek at Old GA 5, below Ball Ground, GA
- Shoal Creek at GA 108, near Waleska, GA
- Little River at GA 5, near Woodstock, GA
- Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road, near Woodstock,ga
- Settingdown Creek near Ball Ground, GA
- Noonday Creek at Hawkins Store Rd, near Woodstock,ga
- Noonday Creek US Chastain Meadows Pkwy, Marietta, GA
- Willeo Creek at GA 120, near Roswell, GA
- Etowah River Allatoona Dam Tw, above Cartersville,ga
- Big Creek below Hog Wallow Creek at Roswell, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02391840. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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