Etowah River at Allatoona Lake near Cartersville, GA

River level and flood forecast · Bartow County

Normal832.6 ftas of Tue 6:15 PM

The river is 27.4 ft below flood stage (860 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

820830840850860870WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 840 ftFlood 860 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Flood stage860 ft
Near flood stage840 ft
Record crest (April 10, 1964)861.19 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 861.19 ft — April 10, 1964
  2. 857.65 ft — March 30, 1980
  3. 856.12 ft — April 18, 1979
  4. 853.25 ft — September 23, 2009
  5. 851.65 ft — March 6, 2019

Recent crests: 851.65 ft (March 6, 2019) · 853.25 ft (September 23, 2009) · 850.36 ft (July 15, 2005) · 848.41 ft (June 24, 1989) · 847.95 ft (February 6, 1981)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CVLG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.