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Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville

Highest listed crest 37.00 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft25 crests since 1886

The Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 25 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1886 to 2025. The highest, 37.00 ft on April 1, 1886, was major flooding, 19.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.00 ft
April 1, 1886; 55,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
13
7th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2025
18.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bartow County
Near Cartersville (2.6 mi), Acworth (10.6 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville
Action stage16.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.06Feb 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.06Dec 6, 1983Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.013Jul 11, 2005Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

25 crests from 1886 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville, 1886 to 2025 152025303540ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Apr 1, 1886: 37.00 ft, major flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1919: 31.00 ft, major flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1938: 29.90 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1939: 19.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1940: 19.80 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1941: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 24.50 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 24.80 ft, major flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 22.60 ft, major flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1946: 30.40 ft, major flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1947: 25.80 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1948: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 30.00 ft, major flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1952: 19.35 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1961: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1964: 20.10 ft, major flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 20.70 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 19.70 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 20.76 ft, major flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1983: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2003: 18.00 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2005: 21.98 ft, major floodingFeb 13, 2025: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 13,578 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.00 ft, Apr 1, 1886 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 9 9 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Etowah River at GA 61 near Cartersville
1Apr 1, 188637.00+19.00Major55,000
2Dec 19, 191931.00+13.00Major41,000
3Jan 8, 194630.40+12.40Major39,000
4Nov 29, 194830.00+12.00Major36,000
5Apr 8, 193829.90+11.90Major35,000
6Jan 27, 194725.80+7.80Major25,000
7Dec 30, 194224.80+6.80Major22,500
8Mar 22, 194224.50+6.50Major22,000
9Mar 30, 194422.60+4.60Major18,000
10Jul 11, 200521.98+3.98Major—
11Feb 3, 198220.76+2.76Major17,600
12Mar 4, 197920.70+2.70Major17,300
13Apr 10, 196420.10+2.10Major15,800
14Aug 14, 194019.80+1.80Moderate15,400
15May 28, 198119.70+1.70Moderate16,400
16Dec 6, 198319.50+1.50Moderate16,000
17Mar 22, 195219.35+1.35Moderate14,700
18Mar 1, 193919.20+1.20Moderate14,700
19Aug 3, 194819.00+1.00Moderate14,400
20Apr 14, 198018.85+0.85Minor14,800
21Mar 29, 197718.40+0.40Minor14,000
22Feb 13, 202518.39+0.39Minor13,578
23Jul 2, 194118.000.00Minor13,100
24Feb 21, 196118.000.00Minor16,200
25Mar 6, 200318.000.00Minor—

The worst floods along the Etowah River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Etowah River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 8, 1946: 30.40 ft here, major flooding

November 29, 1948: 30.00 ft here, major flooding

April 8, 1938: 29.90 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Etowah River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Etowah River
GA 136 near LandrumGA14.016.01 ft, Mar 26, 20210
GA 9 near DawsonvilleGA13.016.20 ft, Jan 7, 19460
Kelly Bridge Road near MattGA19.020.20 ft, Feb 6, 20200
CantonGA16.026.70 ft, Jan 7, 19462
Allatoona Lake near CartersvilleGA860.0861.19 ft, Apr 10, 19640
Allatoona Dam above CartersvilleGA9.020.80 ft, Jan 1, 19464
GA 61 near Cartersville this gaugeGA18.037.00 ft, Apr 1, 188613
KingstonGA20.031.00 ft, Dec 11, 19193
GA 1 Loop near RomeGA32.037.50 ft, Apr 9, 19380

Other gauges in Bartow County

Flood gauges in Bartow County
Allatoona Dam above Cartersville9.020.80 ft, Jan 1, 19464
Allatoona Lake near Cartersville860.0861.19 ft, Apr 10, 19640
Kingston20.031.00 ft, Dec 11, 19193
Kingston8.09.27 ft, Mar 26, 20210

Bartow County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTVG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.