Little Tallapoosa River

River in Georgia, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 245 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

239

cfs · 33 min ago

Normal for today

34.0

cfs median, 22 yrs

Water temp

°F · 33 min ago

Gage height

4.20

Above normal for the date703% of medianUSGS gauge 02413210

Thirty-day mean discharge · 18.0–1,020 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
LITTLE TALLAPOOSA R AT GA 100, NEAR BOWDON, GA02413210	239 cfs	66°F	33 min ago
LITTLE TALLAPOOSA R AT REAVESVILLE RD NR BOWDON,GA02413205	185 cfs	66°F	48 min ago
LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER AT US 27, AT CARROLLTON,GA02413000	88.4 cfs	—	33 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 34.0 cfs over 22 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 25.0 and 188 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Little Tallapoosa River

Little Tallapoosa River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Chattahoochee River (69 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Little Tallapoosa River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: active	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: active
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Sowbug	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Little Tallapoosa River

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.