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Dawson Forest Canoe & Kayaking Take Out - Kelly Bridge

Sharp Mountain Creek near Dawson Forest Canoe & Kayaking Take Out - Kelly Bridge

River9.7 mi
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About this river

Sharp Mountain Creek is a 9.7 mile river near Dawson Forest Canoe & Kayaking Take Out - Kelly Bridge in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sharp Mtn Creek at Old GA 5, below Ball Ground, GA (site 02391540). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2005 to 2026

Sharp Mountain Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 132 cfs, and lowest in September, at 30 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,750 cfs, in 2025.

Typical flow by month at Sharp Mtn Creek at Old GA 5, below Ball Ground, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January10474 to 154
February11677 to 178
March13293 to 185
April12486 to 164
May9965 to 120
June6844 to 93
July5431 to 76
August4024 to 57
September3021 to 49
October3522 to 54
November5033 to 81
December7650 to 131

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sharp Mtn Creek at Old GA 5, below Ball Ground, GA (site 02391540). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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