About this river
Little Tallapoosa River is a 39.1 mile river near Lazy River Rentals in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Tallapoosa River at US 27, at Carrollton,ga (site 02413000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Little Tallapoosa River typically runs highest in March, at a median 160 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,550 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 114 | 76 to 196 | |
| February | 148 | 90 to 270 | |
| March | 160 | 113 to 254 | |
| April | 128 | 100 to 182 | |
| May | 77 | 57 to 111 | |
| June | 58 | 36 to 89 | |
| July | 44 | 23 to 76 | |
| August | 32 | 19 to 60 | |
| September | 24 | 13 to 46 | |
| October | 26 | 15 to 43 | |
| November | 47 | 28 to 83 | |
| December | 76 | 44 to 138 |
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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Tallapoosa River at US 27, at Carrollton,ga (site 02413000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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