Coosawattee River in Georgia
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Around Coosawattee River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Coosawattee River is a 49.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA (site 02380500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Coosawattee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 654 cfs, and lowest in October, at 208 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,870 cfs, in 1990.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 499 | 324 to 738 |
| February | 578 | 409 to 820 |
| March | 648 | 481 to 889 |
| April | 654 | 457 to 824 |
| May | 521 | 385 to 679 |
| June | 401 | 316 to 524 |
| July | 330 | 240 to 449 |
| August | 275 | 202 to 369 |
| September | 214 | 164 to 296 |
| October | 208 | 158 to 295 |
| November | 256 | 185 to 366 |
| December | 351 | 226 to 536 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA (site 02380500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Coosawattee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 225Coosawattee RiverPublic
- Dam SiteCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
- Doll Mountain Camping AreaCrump Creek - Carters LakePublic
- Woodring Branch Day Use AreaCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
- Coosawattee-Carters Lake Wildlife Management AreaCoosawattee River - Carters Reregulation ReservoirPublic
- Doll Mountain Day Use AreaCrump Creek - Carters LakePublic
- Woodring Branch Camping AreaCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
- RidgewayTails Creek - Carters LakePublic
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