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Yellow - 1. River Drive to US 78
Yellow, Georgia, US |
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1. River Drive to US 78
| Usual Difficulty | I-II (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 8.4 Miles |
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| YELLOW RIVER AT GA 124, NEAR LITHONIA, GA | ||||
| usgs-02207120 | 200 - 4000 cfs | I-II | 01h01m | 70.5 cfs (too low) |
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report. Gauge (Drainage = 162 sq.mi.) is 7.4 miles downstream of the take-out for this reach, thus should fairly accurately show flow in this reach. |
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River Description
Above River Drive the Yellow is both narrow and crossed by numerous strainers, many which are
river wide. Before the bridge at River Drive the Yellow is joined by the flow from Sweetwater
Creek. From here the river the river is navigable. This section of the river is narrow and flat,
with a few Class I-II ledge drops: highlighted by: Britt Shoals below the Five Forks Trickum
Bridge; and, the ledges at McDaniels Bluff, below the McDaniels Bluff (Killian Hill) Bridge.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2005-09-16 17:24:15
Editors
Rapid Descriptions
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1. River Drive to US 78 , Yellow Georgia, US (mobile)
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