Etowah River | Dahlonega, Georgia
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Tumbling out of the southern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Etowah is a strikingly beautiful stream suitable for beginners during most seasons of the year. Only after nearly 140 miles of navigable river does the Etowah change names, becoming the Alabama-bound Coosa as it meets the Oostanaula in Rome. In the upper sections, the Etowah delights paddlers as a pristine whitewater stream surrounded by primitive woodlands, then it winds through forests and valley farmland, making a brief subterranean plunge through a mining tunnel. After being impounded by a dam, the lower Etowah emerges as a larger river that curls through the barely rolling farmland spotted with industry east of Rome.
Trip Summary:
HIGHTOWER CHURCH ROAD TO GA 136
Class: I-II (IV); Length: 27.9 miles; Time: Up to 3 days; Gauge: Web; Level: 300 cubic feet per second; Gradient: 13 (17) feet per mile; Scenery: B+
ALLATOONA DAM TO THE OOSANAULA RIVER
Class: I; Length: 48.4 miles; Time: Up to 5 days; Gauge: Phone, web; Level: Unknown; Gradient: 2.5 feet per mile; Scenery: B-C
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Etowah River Paddling Guide
Tumbling out of the southern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Etowah is a strikingly beautiful stream suitable for beginners during most seasons of the year. Only after nearly 140 miles of navigable river does the Etowah change names, becoming the Alabama-bound Coosa as it meets the Oostanaula in Rome. In the upper sections, the Etowah delights paddlers as a pristine whitewater stream surrounded by primitive woodlands, then it winds through forests and valley farmland, making a brief subterranean plunge through a mining tunnel. After being impounded by a dam, the lower Etowah emerges as a larger river that curls through the barely rollingfarmland spotted with industry east of Rome.
