Gauge Description:

USGS gauge near Highway 52, east of Dahlonega. Streamkeeper is hoping to install a visual gauge, probably at Turner's Corner on the Chestatee River, .2 mile beyond Boggs Creek confluence.

CHESTATEE RIVER AT ST RT 52 NEAR DAHLONEGA, GA [ GA ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 0.84 111 9/4 22:58 Station Graphs

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Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

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Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
GA	Blood Mountain Creek— to Dicks Creek	III-V	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Boggs Creek— USFS Campground to Turner's Corner	II-III+	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Chestatee— 1 - Turners Corner to Town Creek Church Bridge (a/k/a Garnett Bridge)	I-II	0.84 ft	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Chestatee— 2 - Town Creek Church Bridge (a/k/a Garnett Bridge) to Copper Mine	II-V	111.00 CFS	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Chestatee— 3 - Copper Mine to Lumpkin County Park	I-II(III)	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Dicks Creek— 1- First WMA Gate to Old Waters Creek Campground	V	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Dicks Creek— 2- Old Waters Creek Campground to Turners Corner	IV	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Frogtown Creek— US 19/129 to US 19/129 at Turners Corner	III-V(V+)	111 cfs		9/4 22:58
GA	Tesnatee Creek— Town Creek Road to Copper Mine	I-II(IV)	111 cfs	low	9/4 22:58
GA	Yahoola Creek— 1. US 19 North of Dahlonega to US 19	I-IV	111.00		9/4 22:58
GA	Yahoola Creek— 2. US 19 to Chestatee River	I-II(III)	111 cfs		9/4 22:58

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	6467
USGS Station:	02333500
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Put-In
Put in either just downstream of the Eagle Scout's pedestrian bridge over the unnamed stream, or shortly downstream where the unnamed stream joins Boggs Creek.

Branches Left (Class III, Mile 0.2)
Just after the creek curves left, most of the water runs trough branches along the left bank. Rocks make the center and river right pretty scrapy. Easy portage on river right.

Skini Mini (Class II, Mile 0.2)
About 100 yards below Branches Left. A fallen log on river and a tree on river right leave only a narrow channel. Not technically difficult, but requires alertness.

Upper Gorge (Class III, Mile 0.2)
Upper Gorge begins just after Skini Mini. No close examination yet, appears from the road above to be .2 mile of narrow, fast-moving water with nearly several Class II+-III rapids and trees in and above the water (often all the way across). Not scoutable from road.

Twisted Sister (Class III+, Mile 0.5)
A two-part rapid. First is a narrow, twisting chute largely choked with rocks and logs, followed a decent recovery pool. Second is a steep but less twisting rapid, probably Class II+, leading into Middle Gorges.

Middle Gorges (Class II+, Mile 0.6)
Two gorges with a wider, slower section between them. Appears less challenging than Upper Gorge, but only partially scoutable from the road.

Flat Rock (Class III, Mile 0.9)
A large flat rock on river right forces most of the flow to river left, which also has logs in the water and overhanging branches.

Center Rock (Class II, Mile 1.0)
A good-sized rock in the middle stream divides the flow into narrow left and right channels. Left channel appears easier. May be able to go over rock at higher water levels.

Three Rocks (Class II+, Mile 1.1)
Rocks on river right force the flow to river left, through overhanging branches.

Right-N-Left (Class III+, Mile 1.2)
A series of hazards in rapid succession over about .2 mile. Just after a road (USFS 443-A) fords the creek is a 150 yard or so stretch with several visible rocks. After the Right curve, the creek is constrained by a boulder on river left leaving two options: a narrow, shallow channel river left or a small drop and quick turn channel to the right. The area between Right and Left is clogged with rocks, branches and two large trees completely spanning the creek. Depending on how much you want to avoid, short portages are available on either bank. If you want to portage the entire straightaway and Left curve, best option may be the road (but access back to creek is not easy). Just after Left curve, a large rock on river right pushes the water river left, which also has a lot of overhanging branches.

Lower Gorge (Class III+, Mile 1.3)
Another gorge that narrows the creek and speeds the flow. Not scoutable from the road, but appears to be rapids up to Class III+.

Logjam (Class II+, Mile 1.7)
A clump of dead trees and branches on river left requires boaters to run river right, where the channel has many overhanging branches.

No Fishing
"Posted - No Fishing" signs hanging from a cable spanning the creek that could be dangerous at high water levels.

Highway 19/129 Bridge
Creek passes under Highway 19/129 bridge. Access possible, but difficult due to traffic and lack of parking.

Hairpin (Class II+, Mile 2.7)
A couple of hundred yards below a red covered bridge are two rapids separated by a hairpin right curve in the creek. The approach to the second and more challenging of the two is blind due to the curve.

Chestatee River
Boggs Creek flows into the Chestatee River just a tenth of a mile or so before the takeout. The bridge carrying a driveway over the creek just before the confluence could present a danger at high water levels.

Take-Out
Take-out river left, or continue on down the Chestatee.