About this river
Ellijay River is a 7.9 mile river near Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cartecay River near Ellijay, GA (site 02379500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Ellijay River typically runs highest in April, at a median 382 cfs, and lowest in October, at 130 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,190 cfs, in 1938.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 266 | 185 to 393 | |
| February | 340 | 246 to 480 | |
| March | 380 | 299 to 498 | |
| April | 382 | 311 to 487 | |
| May | 313 | 263 to 384 | |
| June | 245 | 211 to 289 | |
| July | 196 | 164 to 270 | |
| August | 169 | 133 to 215 | |
| September | 135 | 111 to 173 | |
| October | 130 | 107 to 171 | |
| November | 146 | 115 to 194 | |
| December | 193 | 137 to 294 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cartecay River near Ellijay, GA (site 02379500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Ellijay River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.
