Coosawattee River Basin Profile

The Coosawattee River Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)-8 Basin is located on the north-central border of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (the District) and includes portions of the City of Adairsville, Bartow County and Cherokee County. It encompasses about 104 square miles of the District, representing 2 percent of the total District area. There are two reservoirs that drain to the Coosawattee River north of the District: Carters Lake and Talking Rock Reservoir. Carters Lake is a multi-purpose water resource project constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, while Talking Rock Reservoir (also known as the Carters Lake Reregulation Reservoir) is located just downstream of Carters Lake Dam at the confluence of the Coosawattee River and Talking Rock Creek.