About this river
Etowah River is a 27.1 mile river near Bald Ridge Marina in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Etowah River at GA 9, near Dawsonville, GA (site 02389150). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Etowah River typically runs highest in March, at a median 350 cfs, and lowest in October, at 118 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,400 cfs, in 2013.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 294 | 205 to 425 | |
| February | 342 | 233 to 468 | |
| March | 350 | 248 to 449 | |
| April | 332 | 245 to 432 | |
| May | 292 | 217 to 372 | |
| June | 209 | 142 to 299 | |
| July | 176 | 118 to 268 | |
| August | 143 | 89 to 230 | |
| September | 125 | 85 to 205 | |
| October | 118 | 89 to 201 | |
| November | 155 | 100 to 264 | |
| December | 250 | 145 to 379 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Etowah River at GA 9, near Dawsonville, GA (site 02389150). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Etowah River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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