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YELLOW RIVER

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YELLOW RIVER AT GEES MILL ROAD, NEAR MILSTEAD, GA

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA33.6669°N, -83.9381°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

103cfs

GAUGE HT

1.44ft

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

6mph S

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

103cfs 65.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 92–124 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

126cfs

PERIOD LOW

98.9cfs

RUNNABLE

95%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.44ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.9in

≈ normal

23.85 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.93 in).

YTD Total

23.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.1–34.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.84" · normal 4.47" (2.6–7.0)

Jan

Feb: 3.95" · normal 4.61" (2.0–6.5)

Feb

Mar: 1.85" · normal 4.54" (2.4–7.5)

Mar

Apr: 1.95" · normal 3.50" (1.5–5.2)

Apr

May: 8.02" · normal 3.14" (1.6–4.6)

May

Jun: 4.26" · normal 4.12" (2.3–6.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.98" (so far)· normal 4.28" (2.1–7.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.37" (2.1–6.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.77" (1.1–6.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.33" (0.9–6.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.68" (1.5–6.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.47" (2.8–7.2)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:39 AM

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33.6669, -83.9381

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 23:30 UTC

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