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YELLOW RIVER

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YELLOW RIVER AT GA 124, NEAR LITHONIA, GA

DEKALB COUNTY, GA33.7725°N, -84.0582°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

71.3cfs

GAUGE HT

2.96ft

WATER TEMP

29°F

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

4mph SW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

71.3cfs 68.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 63–85 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

82.4cfs

PERIOD LOW

71.3cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.96ft

Water Temperature

28.6°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.9in

≈ normal

25.94 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.13 in).

YTD Total

25.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.1–34.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.00" · normal 4.40" (2.6–6.9)

Jan

Feb: 3.38" · normal 4.65" (2.1–6.7)

Feb

Mar: 2.32" · normal 4.54" (2.4–7.5)

Mar

Apr: 2.00" · normal 3.54" (1.5–5.4)

Apr

May: 8.51" · normal 3.23" (1.6–4.6)

May

Jun: 5.83" · normal 4.20" (2.3–6.7)

Jun

Jul: 0.91" (so far)· normal 4.47" (2.1–7.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.43" (2.1–6.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.77" (1.1–6.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.36" (0.9–7.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.68" (1.5–6.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.48" (2.7–7.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:43 AM

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33.7725, -84.0582

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