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ETOWAH RIVER

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ETOWAH RIVER AT GA 9, NEAR DAWSONVILLE, GA

DAWSON COUNTY, GA34.3576°N, -84.1136°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

134cfs

GAUGE HT

3.98ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

76°F

WIND

2mph W

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

134cfs 44.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 115–155 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,957cfs

PERIOD LOW

81cfs

RUNNABLE

36%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

3.98ft

Water Temperature

76.6°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

30.3in

≈ normal

30.32 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 28.73 in).

YTD Total

30.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.8–37.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.84" · normal 5.07" (3.1–7.1)

Jan

Feb: 2.87" · normal 4.85" (2.2–7.4)

Feb

Mar: 2.28" · normal 4.97" (3.1–7.4)

Mar

Apr: 1.85" · normal 4.33" (2.6–6.6)

Apr

May: 10.40" · normal 3.57" (1.5–5.5)

May

Jun: 5.03" · normal 4.07" (2.0–6.8)

Jun

Jul: 3.05" (so far)· normal 4.04" (2.0–7.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.21" (1.5–6.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.73" (1.0–7.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.58" (1.1–6.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.25" (2.4–5.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.09" (3.3–7.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:14 UTC

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Station Location

34.3576, -84.1136

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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