South River

River in Georgia, read from 5 USGS gauges, draining about 468 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

879

cfs · 49 min ago

Normal for today

199

cfs median, 16 yrs

Water temp

°F · 19 min ago

Gage height

7.58

Above normal for the date442% of medianUSGS gauge 02204520

Thirty-day mean discharge · 84.0–2,410 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
SOUTH RIVER AT GA 81, AT SNAPPING SHOALS, GA02204520	879 cfs	—	49 min ago
SOUTH RIVER AT KLONDIKE ROAD, NEAR LITHONIA, GA02204070	234 cfs	—	34 min ago
SOUTH RIVER AT FLAKES MILL ROAD NR ATLANTA, GA02203900	101 cfs	65°F	19 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 199 cfs over 16 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 151 and 517 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 South River

South River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Chattahoochee River (37 mi), Tuckasegee River (133 mi), Oconaluftee River (136 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for South 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
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
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: active	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
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	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
March Brown	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: peak	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Quill Gordon	January: absent	February: active	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Green Drake	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: active	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Isonychia	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on South 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.