About this river
Hiwassee River is a 35.2 mile river near The Paddle Zone in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hiwassee River at Riverside DR, near Hiawassee, GA (site 03544970). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2007 to 2026
Hiwassee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 145 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,050 cfs, in 2018.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 124 | 87 to 199 | |
| February | 135 | 88 to 204 | |
| March | 145 | 98 to 199 | |
| April | 137 | 105 to 192 | |
| May | 115 | 93 to 149 | |
| June | 77 | 63 to 104 | |
| July | 59 | 48 to 91 | |
| August | 53 | 41 to 82 | |
| September | 44 | 34 to 74 | |
| October | 51 | 30 to 103 | |
| November | 54 | 39 to 96 | |
| December | 97 | 60 to 167 |
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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hiwassee River at Riverside DR, near Hiawassee, GA (site 03544970). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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