TidalMapChattahoochee River at US 41, at 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 02335990 sits on the Chattahoochee River and reads everything draining 1,440 square miles of the Upper Chattahoochee basin. Its datum sits 755 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Eight gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Chatt River at Powers Fy and I-285 near Atlanta, GA, reading 1,420 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA at 1,450 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 99% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA, Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA and Chattahoochee River above Bear Creek, near Rico, GA.
Flood stages and record crests
The Chattahoochee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 14 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 28.6 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 14 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 18 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2009 | 28.6 ft |
| September 2024 | 24.1 ft |
| March 1990 | 23.6 ft |
| April 1979 | 23 ft |
| October 2020 | 20.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VIXG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Morgan Falls Dam sits 8 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 8 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA
- Rottenwood Creek at Interstate N Pkwy, near Smyrna, GA
- Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road, at Atlanta, GA
- Chatt River at Powers Fy and I-285 near Atlanta, GA
- Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Rd, at Atlanta, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 280, near Atlanta, GA
- Peachtree Creek at Atlanta, GA
- Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive, at Atlanta, GA
- Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway, at Atlanta, GA
- Sope Creek near Marietta, GA
- Nickajack Creek at US 78/278, near Mableton, GA
- Sewell Mill Creek at GA 120, near Marietta, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02335990. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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