About this river
Yellow River is a 10.0 mile river near Murphs Surf Paddle Shack in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA (site 02207120). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
Yellow River typically runs highest in February, at a median 234 cfs, and lowest in October, at 80 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,000 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 190 | 137 to 316 | |
| February | 234 | 149 to 409 | |
| March | 227 | 165 to 337 | |
| April | 188 | 146 to 284 | |
| May | 144 | 100 to 252 | |
| June | 127 | 82 to 238 | |
| July | 121 | 80 to 223 | |
| August | 109 | 66 to 209 | |
| September | 81 | 54 to 146 | |
| October | 80 | 54 to 132 | |
| November | 100 | 71 to 187 | |
| December | 166 | 102 to 321 |
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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellow River at GA 124, near Lithonia, GA (site 02207120). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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