About this river
Tallapoosa River is a 48.1 mile river near Lazy River Rentals in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tallapoosa River at US 78, near Tallapoosa, GA (site 02411930). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2025
Tallapoosa River typically runs highest in March, at a median 416 cfs, and lowest in September, at 55 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,260 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 298 | 165 to 502 | |
| February | 373 | 228 to 641 | |
| March | 416 | 276 to 599 | |
| April | 365 | 264 to 507 | |
| May | 224 | 157 to 339 | |
| June | 148 | 71 to 248 | |
| July | 109 | 51 to 183 | |
| August | 67 | 29 to 141 | |
| September | 55 | 15 to 156 | |
| October | 67 | 20 to 135 | |
| November | 106 | 48 to 228 | |
| December | 190 | 110 to 394 |
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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tallapoosa River at US 78, near Tallapoosa, GA (site 02411930). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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