TidalMapChattahoochee River 36 Mi Ds Wfg Dam near Ft Gaines, 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 023432415 sits on Chattahoochee River 36 Mi Ds Wfg Dam and reads everything draining 7,460 square miles of the Lower Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA, reading 5,910 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,550 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River near Columbia, AL at 8,210 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Chattahoochee River 36 Mi Ds Wfg Dam runs a median of 5,950 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 12,000 cfs, and October the leanest at 4,240 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 155,000 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 144 cfs in 2016.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9,720 cfs | 163% |
| Feb | 11,700 cfs | 197% |
| Mar | 12,000 cfs | 202% |
| Apr | 10,300 cfs | 173% |
| May | 7,540 cfs | 127% |
| Jun | 5,925 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 5,180 cfs | 87% |
| Aug | 5,110 cfs | 86% |
| Sep | 4,460 cfs | 75% |
| Oct | 4,240 cfs | 71% |
| Nov | 4,345 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 6,270 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 136.1 feet, in March 2024.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 2024 | 136.1 ft |
| February 2024 | 134.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FPHA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Walter F George Dam sits 1 mile 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.
- Walter F George Dam 1 mile
Nearby river gauges
- Chattahoochee River below Wfg Dam above Ft Gaines, GA
- Pataula Creek near Georgetown, GA
- Barbour Creek at Barbour Lane near Eufaula, AL
- Pachitla Creek near Edison, GA
- Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA
- South Fork Cowikee Creek near Batesville AL
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at GA 37, near Morgan, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA
- Spring Creek Approx 25 Mi US Us27 near Colquitt, GA
- Hannahatchee Creek at Union Road, at Union, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, GA
- Chickasawhatchee Creek near Albany, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 023432415. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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