The Sandbar Kayaking on The Broad River
South Fork Broad River near The Sandbar Kayaking on The Broad River
About this river
South Fork Broad River is a 20.4 mile river near The Sandbar Kayaking on The Broad River in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Broad River above Carlton, GA (site 02191300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1897 to 2026
South Fork Broad River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 450 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 47,200 cfs, in 1908.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 938 | 623 to 1,360 | |
| February | 1,100 | 664 to 1,620 | |
| March | 1,060 | 753 to 1,670 | |
| April | 996 | 657 to 1,390 | |
| May | 780 | 512 to 1,080 | |
| June | 645 | 381 to 1,025 | |
| July | 555 | 303 to 930 | |
| August | 511 | 253 to 873 | |
| September | 450 | 257 to 723 | |
| October | 502 | 282 to 723 | |
| November | 545 | 357 to 781 | |
| December | 765 | 470 to 1,140 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Broad River above Carlton, GA (site 02191300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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