About this river
Etowah River is a 29.9 mile river near Murphs Surf -Acworth, GA in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Etowah River at Allatoona Dam, above Cartersville,ga (site 02394000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Etowah River typically runs highest in December, at a median 1,890 cfs, and lowest in September, at 990 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,600 cfs, in 1964.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,450 | 438 to 3,380 | |
| February | 1,170 | 367 to 2,730 | |
| March | 1,540 | 420 to 3,310 | |
| April | 1,460 | 465 to 3,530 | |
| May | 1,600 | 621 to 2,960 | |
| June | 1,220 | 518 to 2,055 | |
| July | 1,170 | 458 to 1,930 | |
| August | 1,070 | 423 to 1,770 | |
| September | 990 | 397 to 1,625 | |
| October | 1,090 | 490 to 1,940 | |
| November | 1,375 | 597 to 2,510 | |
| December | 1,890 | 757 to 3,160 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Etowah River at Allatoona Dam, above Cartersville,ga (site 02394000). 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 Etowah River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Payne Public Use AreaKellogg Creek - Allatoona LakePublic
- Victoria Day Use AreaEtowah River - Allatoona LakePublic
- Victoria Day Use AreaEtowah River - Allatoona LakePublic
- Victoria Harbor MarinaEtowah River - Allatoona LakeRestricted
- Victoria Harbor MarinaEtowah River - Allatoona LakeRestricted
- Cherokee Mills - Little RiverEtowah River - Allatoona LakePublic
- Little River MarinaEtowah River - Allatoona LakeRestricted
- Sweetwater Day Use AreaEtowah River - Allatoona LakePublic
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