Coosawattee River level at Carters
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02381401 — CARTERS LAKE TAILRACE NEAR CARTERS, GA
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
About normal for the date
At 688.52 ft, this gauge is running 100% of normal for mid-September — close to the 686 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 19 years of record (2007–2026).
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Flow history at Carters
Daily values from USGS 02381401, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Coosawattee River at Carters
In Georgia, below Carters Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Carters Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Coosawattee River at Carters — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Carters Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Coosawattee River at Carters high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 686 ft, from 19 years of record (2007–2026). Today is 100% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02381401 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.