Little Tallapoosa River at GA 100, near Bowdon, GA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 02413210 sits on the Little Tallapoosa River and reads everything draining 245 square miles of the Upper Tallapoosa basin. Its datum sits 907 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2000, 22 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Little Tallapoosa River at Reavesville Rd near Bowdon,ga, reading 237 square miles. This gauge adds the 8.0 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Little Tallapoosa River near Newell AL at 406 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 60% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Little Tallapoosa River runs a median of 165 cfs at this gauge across 22 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 394 cfs, and September the leanest at 49 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,610 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 3.6 cfs in 2009.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2000 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little Tallapoosa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 18.5 feet, in September 2009.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BWNG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.