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Total streamflow across the
Little Tallapoosa River
was last observed at
641
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
1,271
acre-ft of water today; about 47%
of normal.
River levels are low and may signify a drought.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
1,376 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2015-12-25 when daily discharge volume was observed at
16,070 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Little Tallapoosa River Near Newell Al
reporting a streamflow rate of 381 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Little Tallapoosa River Below Bowdon
with a gauge stage of 4 ft.
This river is monitored from 3 different streamgauging stations along the Little Tallapoosa River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 982 ft, the
Little Tallapoosa River (Us 27) At Carrollton.
Last Updated | 2025-04-26 |
Discharge Volume | 1,271 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
640.8 cfs
-7.2 cfs (-1.11%) |
Percent of Normal | 46.57% |
Maximum |
16,070.0 cfs
2015-12-25 |
Seasonal Avg | 1,376 cfs |
Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Tallapoosa River (Us 27) At Carrollton
USGS 02413000 |
88 cfs | 3.04 ft | 3.89 | |||||
Little Tallapoosa River Below Bowdon
USGS 02413210 |
211 cfs | 4 ft | 0 | |||||
Little Tallapoosa River Near Newell Al
USGS 02413300 |
381 cfs | 2.99 ft | -2.62 |
Little Tallapoosa River is a 97-mile-long (156 km) river in Georgia and Alabama, in the United States. It rises in northern Carroll County, Georgia near the city of Villa Rica and flows southwest into Alabama, joining the Tallapoosa River in Randolph County near the head of R.L. Harris Reservoir.
In May 2012, Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old graduate student fell from a zip-line into the Little Tallapoosa River. She suffered a deep cut in her leg and contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial disease. She was forced to have her leg amputated a week after the accident.