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Georgia

Toccoa River

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Inside Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
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Why you'll love it

2.3 mi run

Flows year-round

567 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 567 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 72.1 ft/mi
Drainage area: 232 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Toccoa River is a 2.3-mile paddling stretch near Suches, Georgia. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 567 cfs and a gradient of about 72.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Pine Log Creek

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