Water report · Chattahoochee River

Chattahoochee River conditions

Water reportnear Norcross2h ago
889CFSLow

Running low for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 12% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:15 PM UTC, Aug 13

8.8 FNUturbidity2.19 ftgage57°Fwater

Chattahoochee River flow history

Aug 12typical 1,140 to 2,480 cfs
1,600cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,140 to 2,480 cfs
1,600cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,140 to 2,480 cfs
1,600cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,140 to 2,480 cfs
1,600cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

889 cfs puts Chattahoochee River in the 12th percentile for August 13, against 114 years of record.

The median for this date is 1,600 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,140 and 2,490.

Over the last 7 days, Chattahoochee River ran between 1,350 and 1,800 cfs, lowest on Aug 8 and highest on Aug 10.

That is 30.0 cfs higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Chattahoochee River ran between 1,020 and 4,830 cfs, lowest on Aug 1 and highest on Jul 24.

That is 460 cfs higher than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Chattahoochee River ran between 662 and 4,830 cfs, lowest on Jun 5 and highest on Jul 24.

That is 530 cfs higher than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Chattahoochee River ran between 662 and 4,830 cfs, lowest on Jun 5 and highest on Jul 24.

That is 240 cfs lower than on Aug 12.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 13
57°F

56 to 72 °F over the window.

Gage height, past 30 days

Aug 12
3.12ft

2.33 to 6.32 ft over the window.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

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USGS monitoring location 02335000, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR NORCROSS, GA, 0.1 miles from the centre of Chattahoochee River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02335000, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NEAR NORCROSS, GA, 0.1 miles from the centre of Chattahoochee River. It reports turbidity, gage height, discharge and water temperature. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

Chattahoochee River fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Chattahoochee River record book