TidalMapTallapoosa River near New Site, Al.(horseshoe Bend) 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 02414715 sits on the Tallapoosa River and reads everything draining 2,058 square miles of the Middle Tallapoosa basin. Its datum sits 529 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1986, 40 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Tallapoosa River at Wadley AL, reading 1,675 square miles. This gauge adds the 383 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Martin Res (Tallapoosa R.) near Eclectic, AL at 2,984 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 69% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Tallapoosa River runs a median of 1,925 cfs at this gauge across 40 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 4,080 cfs, and September the leanest at 720 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 108,000 cfs in 2003, and the lowest is 98 cfs in 1987.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,970 cfs | 154% |
| Feb | 3,620 cfs | 188% |
| Mar | 4,080 cfs | 212% |
| Apr | 2,785 cfs | 145% |
| May | 2,350 cfs | 122% |
| Jun | 1,780 cfs | 92% |
| Jul | 1,380 cfs | 72% |
| Aug | 1,010 cfs | 52% |
| Sep | 720 cfs | 37% |
| Oct | 1,000 cfs | 52% |
| Nov | 1,500 cfs | 78% |
| Dec | 2,030 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1986 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Tallapoosa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.6 feet, in May 2023.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 14 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2023 | 23.6 ft |
| March 1990 | 19.1 ft |
| May 2013 | 15.7 ft |
| March 2023 | 14.9 ft |
| March 1998 | 13.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HBPA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Harris Dam is 21 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Harris Dam 21 miles
- Martin Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Hillabee Creek near Hackneyville AL
- Tallapoosa River at Wadley AL
- Tallapoosa River at Malone, Alabama
- Sougahatchee Creek at Co Rd 188 near Loachapoka, AL
- Chewacla Creek at Chewacla State Park near Auburn
- Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee AL
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Oseligee Creek near Lanett AL
- Tallapoosa River at Milstead AL
- Chattahoochee River below West Point Dam, GA
- Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA
- Little Tallapoosa River near Newell AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02414715. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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