TidalMapChattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, 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 02341460 sits on the Chattahoochee River and reads everything draining 4,630 square miles of the Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F basin. Its datum sits 190 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1930, 97 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Chattahoochee River N Highlands Dam near Columbus,ga sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Six gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Chattahoochee River Goat Rock Dam near Mulberry Grove,ga, reading 4,520 square miles. This gauge adds the 110 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA at 5,910 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 78% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Chattahoochee River runs a median of 4,445 cfs at this gauge across 97 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 8,350 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,910 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 120,000 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 480 cfs in 1932.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6,670 cfs | 150% |
| Feb | 8,020 cfs | 180% |
| Mar | 8,350 cfs | 188% |
| Apr | 7,120 cfs | 160% |
| May | 5,270 cfs | 119% |
| Jun | 4,220 cfs | 95% |
| Jul | 4,130 cfs | 93% |
| Aug | 4,010 cfs | 90% |
| Sep | 3,120 cfs | 70% |
| Oct | 2,910 cfs | 65% |
| Nov | 3,460 cfs | 78% |
| Dec | 4,850 cfs | 109% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1930 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Chattahoochee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 27 feet. NWS starts watching it at 25 feet. The highest crest on record is 55.2 feet, in March 1929.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 25 ft |
| Minor flooding | 27 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 42 ft |
| Major flooding | 47 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1929 | 55.2 ft |
| December 1919 | 52.6 ft |
| February 1961 | 49.8 ft |
| January 1925 | 48 ft |
| April 1964 | 45.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CBUG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' North Highlands Dam sits 2 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.
- North Highlands Dam 2 miles
- Oliver (GPC) Dam 3 miles
- Goat Rock Dam 11 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Uchee Creek near Fort Mitchell, AL
- Upatoi Creek near Columbus, GA
- Hannahatchee Creek at Union Road, at Union, GA
- Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA
- Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA
- Oseligee Creek near Lanett AL
- Chattahoochee River below West Point Dam, GA
- Chewacla Creek at Chewacla State Park near Auburn
- South Fork Cowikee Creek near Batesville AL
- Sougahatchee Creek at Co Rd 188 near Loachapoka, AL
- Kinchafoonee Creek at Preston, GA
- Barbour Creek at Barbour Lane near Eufaula, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02341460. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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