Total streamflow across the
Little Tallapoosa River
was last observed at
1,199
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
2,378
acre-ft of water today; about 135%
of normal.
River levels are high.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
886 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 1,020 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Little Tallapoosa River Below Bowdon
with a gauge stage of 6.72 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 | 2025-05-12 |
Discharge Volume | 2,378 ACRE-FT |
Streamflow |
1,199.0 cfs
+375.8 cfs (+45.65%) |
Percent of Normal | 135.35% |
Maximum |
16,070.0 cfs
2015-12-25 |
Seasonal Avg | 886 cfs |
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.