USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02413000 LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER (US 27) AT CARROLLTON, GA.
LOCATION - Lat 33°35'48.5", long 85°04'45.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Carroll County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150108, at U.S. Highway 27, 1 mile downstream from Curtis Creek and 3.5 miles upstream from Buck Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 95.1 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Gage datum was revised on October 1, 2020, based on an error in the determination of the gage datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: April 1937 to December 1955, February 2008 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: February 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 975.38 feet above the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.
COOPERATION - City of Carrollton.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 6,210 cfs, September 21, 2009; maximum gage height recorded, 17.05 feet, September 21, 2009; minimum daily discharge, 0.97 cfs, December 16, 2016.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2010 to October 2017.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.