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Dawson Forest Canoe & Kayaking Take Out - Kelly Bridge

Talking Rock Creek near Dawsonville, GA

River25.1 mi
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Around Talking Rock Creek

Doll Mountain Campground7.2 miWoodring Campground8.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Talking Rock Creek is a 25.1 mile river near Dawson Forest Canoe & Kayaking Take Out - Kelly Bridge in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Talking Rock Creek near Hinton, GA (site 02382200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Talking Rock Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 213 cfs, and lowest in September, at 54 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,700 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Talking Rock Creek near Hinton, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January156102 to 252
February181117 to 284
March213144 to 310
April203142 to 280
May149107 to 209
June11682 to 160
July8149 to 125
August6440 to 96
September5438 to 83
October5536 to 88
November7449 to 123
December11174 to 180

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Talking Rock Creek near Hinton, GA (site 02382200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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