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MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK

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MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK AT GA 282, NEAR ELLIJAY, GA

GILMER COUNTY, GA34.7034°N, -84.5395°W Updated 39 min ago

FLOW RATE

74.7cfs

GAUGE HT

3.00ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

2mph N

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

74.7cfs 41.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 53–72 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

150cfs

PERIOD LOW

59.6cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.00ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

31.6in

≈ normal

31.6 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 31.78 in).

YTD Total

31.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

31.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.3–41.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 5.95" · normal 5.33" (3.1–6.7)

Jan

Feb: 5.21" · normal 5.36" (3.2–8.7)

Feb

Mar: 3.68" · normal 5.76" (3.4–8.2)

Mar

Apr: 2.54" · normal 5.14" (2.9–7.6)

Apr

May: 8.17" · normal 4.51" (2.3–6.8)

May

Jun: 5.58" · normal 4.96" (2.8–8.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.46" (so far)· normal 5.05" (3.1–7.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.61" (2.8–7.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.03" (1.0–6.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.63" (1.2–6.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.70" (2.5–7.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.74" (3.6–8.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:54 AM

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Station Location

34.7034, -84.5395

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