TidalMapChatt River at Powers Fy and I-285 near Atlanta, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02335880 sits on the Chatt River and reads everything draining 1,420 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 777 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2018, 8 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Seven gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, GA, reading 1,370 square miles. This gauge adds the 50 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River at US 41, at Atlanta, GA at 1,440 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 99% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA, Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA and Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA.
Normal flows here
The Chatt River runs a median of 2,050 cfs at this gauge across 8 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 3,750 cfs, and September the leanest at 1,580 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,100 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 804 cfs in 2026.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,480 cfs | 121% |
| Feb | 3,470 cfs | 169% |
| Mar | 3,750 cfs | 183% |
| Apr | 3,290 cfs | 160% |
| May | 2,820 cfs | 138% |
| Jun | 1,975 cfs | 96% |
| Jul | 1,750 cfs | 85% |
| Aug | 1,760 cfs | 86% |
| Sep | 1,580 cfs | 77% |
| Oct | 1,660 cfs | 81% |
| Nov | 1,735 cfs | 85% |
| Dec | 1,840 cfs | 90% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2018 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Chatt River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 11 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VNPG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam sits 6 miles from this gauge and its releases set what this gauge reads. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Morgan Falls Dam 6 miles
- Allatoona Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Rottenwood Creek at Interstate N Pkwy, near Smyrna, GA
- Chattahoochee River at US 41, at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA
- Sope Creek near Marietta, GA
- Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road, at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive, at Atlanta, GA
- Sewell Mill Creek at GA 120, near Marietta, GA
- Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Rd, at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, GA
- Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Rd, at Chamblee, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02335880. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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