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Around Alapaha River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Alapaha River is a 52.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Alapaha River near Alapaha, GA (site 02316000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Alapaha River typically runs highest in February, at a median 887 cfs, and lowest in October, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,900 cfs, in 2009.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 400 | 96 to 950 |
| February | 887 | 355 to 1,550 |
| March | 730 | 394 to 1,530 |
| April | 655 | 279 to 1,455 |
| May | 106 | 29 to 488 |
| June | 60 | 11 to 256 |
| July | 82 | 9.0 to 372 |
| August | 81 | 6.0 to 337 |
| September | 27 | 4.4 to 132 |
| October | 11 | 1.5 to 64 |
| November | 15 | 2.4 to 62 |
| December | 67 | 20 to 310 |
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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Alapaha River near Alapaha, GA (site 02316000). 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 Alapaha River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Horseshoe 3Horseshoe 3 LakePublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Lake BobbenLake BobbenPublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Lake ParadiseLake ParadisePublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Lake BeaverLake BeaverPublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Lake RussellLake RussellPublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Horseshoe 5Horseshoe 5 LakePublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Lake PatrictLake PatrickPublic
- Paradise Public Fishing Area - Horseshoe 4Horseshoe 4 LakePublic
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