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Around East Mountaintown Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
East Mountaintown Creek is a 5.6 mile stream near Zipline Canopy Tours of Blue Ridge in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mountaintown Creek at GA 282, near Ellijay, GA (site 02381090). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
East Mountaintown Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 210 cfs, and lowest in October, at 63 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,350 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 180 | 110 to 287 |
| February | 206 | 121 to 291 |
| March | 210 | 162 to 299 |
| April | 192 | 152 to 257 |
| May | 163 | 122 to 216 |
| June | 118 | 87 to 159 |
| July | 96 | 71 to 133 |
| August | 84 | 56 to 128 |
| September | 67 | 44 to 113 |
| October | 63 | 43 to 116 |
| November | 79 | 47 to 126 |
| December | 168 | 89 to 252 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mountaintown Creek at GA 282, near Ellijay, GA (site 02381090). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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