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Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking

Nottely River near Mineral Bluff, NC

River48.8 mi
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Around Nottely River

Cooper Creek Campground10.3 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Nottely River is a 48.8 mile river near Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nottely River near Blairsville, GA (site 03550500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

Nottely River typically runs highest in March, at a median 240 cfs, and lowest in September, at 64 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,750 cfs, in 1967.

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Typical flow by month at Nottely River near Blairsville, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January190121 to 281
February218158 to 317
March240188 to 324
April236173 to 305
May172145 to 230
June12798 to 154
July9472 to 143
August8059 to 114
September6449 to 99
October6950 to 110
November9061 to 142
December13485 to 223

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 Nottely River near Blairsville, GA (site 03550500). 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 Nottely River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Canal LakeNottely River - Nottely LakePublic
  • Nottely MarinaNottely River - Nottely LakeRestricted
  • Jacks CreekNottely River - Nottely LakePublic
  • DeavertownNottely River - Nottely LakePublic
  • Poteete CreekNottely River - Nottely LakePublic
  • Nottely DamNottely River - Nottely LakePublic
  • Wells Bridge River AccessHiwassee RiverPublic
  • Hiwassee Street Boat RampHiwassee RiverPublic

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