Etowah River level at Cartersville
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02393501 — ETOWAH RIVER ALLATOONA DAM TW, ABV CARTERSVILLE,GA
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
About normal for the date
At 692.71 ft, this gauge is running 100% of normal for mid-September — close to the 690 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 17 years of record (2007–2024).
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Flow history at Cartersville
Daily values from USGS 02393501, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Etowah River at Cartersville
In Georgia, below Lake Allatoona. 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 Lake Allatoona. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Etowah River at Cartersville — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Allatoona 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 Etowah River at Cartersville high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 690 ft, from 17 years of record (2007–2024). 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 02393501 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.