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Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking

Coosawattee River near Mineral Bluff, GA

River49.1 mi
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Around Coosawattee River

Doll Mountain Campground6.8 miWoodring Branch Primitive Campground7.2 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Coosawattee River is a 49.1 mile river near Blue Ridge Mountain Kayaking in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA (site 02380500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Coosawattee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 654 cfs, and lowest in October, at 208 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,870 cfs, in 1990.

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Typical flow by month at Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January499324 to 738
February578409 to 820
March648481 to 889
April654457 to 824
May521385 to 679
June401316 to 524
July330240 to 449
August275202 to 369
September214164 to 296
October208158 to 295
November256185 to 366
December351226 to 536

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coosawattee River near Ellijay, GA (site 02380500). 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 Coosawattee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Highway 225Coosawattee RiverPublic
  • Dam SiteCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
  • Doll Mountain Camping AreaCrump Creek - Carters LakePublic
  • Woodring Branch Day Use AreaCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
  • Coosawattee-Carters Lake Wildlife Management AreaCoosawattee River - Carters Reregulation ReservoirPublic
  • Doll Mountain Day Use AreaCrump Creek - Carters LakePublic
  • Woodring Branch Camping AreaCoosawattee River - Carters LakePublic
  • RidgewayTails Creek - Carters LakePublic

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