About this river
Chestatee River is a 5.1 mile river near Chestatee River Adventures in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chestatee River near Dahlonega, GA (site 02333500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Chestatee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 437 cfs, and lowest in September, at 148 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,400 cfs, in 1967.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 358 | 239 to 524 | |
| February | 406 | 284 to 574 | |
| March | 437 | 328 to 606 | |
| April | 436 | 314 to 579 | |
| May | 348 | 259 to 437 | |
| June | 258 | 206 to 327 | |
| July | 200 | 155 to 299 | |
| August | 174 | 127 to 262 | |
| September | 148 | 108 to 230 | |
| October | 152 | 108 to 228 | |
| November | 186 | 129 to 276 | |
| December | 262 | 178 to 429 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chestatee River near Dahlonega, GA (site 02333500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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