TidalMapChattahoochee River at Buford Dam, near Buford, 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 02334430 sits on the Chattahoochee River and reads everything draining 1,040 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 912 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1956, 71 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Chatt River above Buford Dam near Buford, GA sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Chattahoochee River Buford Dam near Buford, GA, reading 1,034 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River near Buford, GA at 1,060 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River 0.76 Mi US Mcginnis Fy Suwanee GA, Chattahoochee River near Norcross, GA and Chattahoochee River above Roswell, GA.
Normal flows here
The Chattahoochee River runs a median of 1,320 cfs at this gauge across 71 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 1,600 cfs, and January the leanest at 1,090 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,710 cfs in 1964, and the lowest is 262 cfs in 1958.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,090 cfs | 83% |
| Feb | 1,140 cfs | 86% |
| Mar | 1,200 cfs | 91% |
| Apr | 1,430 cfs | 108% |
| May | 1,500 cfs | 114% |
| Jun | 1,425 cfs | 108% |
| Jul | 1,430 cfs | 108% |
| Aug | 1,600 cfs | 121% |
| Sep | 1,415 cfs | 107% |
| Oct | 1,300 cfs | 98% |
| Nov | 1,290 cfs | 98% |
| Dec | 1,130 cfs | 86% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1956 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 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.9 feet, in October 1971.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| October 1971 | 7.9 ft |
| October 1972 | 7.8 ft |
| November 1978 | 7.4 ft |
| June 1976 | 7.3 ft |
| September 1975 | 7.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BUFG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Buford 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.
- Buford Dam 1 mile
- Morgan Falls Dam 22 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Chattahoochee River Buford Dam near Buford, GA
- Richland Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, near Buford,ga
- Chattahoochee River near Buford, GA
- Level Creek at Suwanee Dam Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Rd, near Suwanee, GA
- Chattahoochee River 0.76 Mi US Mcginnis Fy Suwanee GA
- Suwanee Creek at Suwanee, GA
- Ivy Creek at Thompson Mill Road, near Buford, GA
- Big Creek at GA 9, near Cumming, GA
- Wolf Creek Tributary at Dean Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Wildcat Creek near Lawrenceville, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Norcross, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02334430. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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