TidalMapChattahoochee River at West Point, 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 02339500 sits on the Chattahoochee River and reads everything draining 3,550 square miles of the Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding basin. Its datum sits 552 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1974, 52 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
West Point Lake near West Point, GA sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Chattahoochee River below West Point Dam, GA, reading 3,443 square miles. This gauge adds the 107 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Riverview Dam at 3,660 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 97% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA.
Normal flows here
The Chattahoochee River runs a median of 4,035 cfs at this gauge across 52 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 6,360 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,900 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 66,600 cfs in 2003, and the lowest is 516 cfs in 1993.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5,220 cfs | 129% |
| Feb | 6,360 cfs | 158% |
| Mar | 6,140 cfs | 152% |
| Apr | 5,160 cfs | 128% |
| May | 4,280 cfs | 106% |
| Jun | 3,630 cfs | 90% |
| Jul | 3,660 cfs | 91% |
| Aug | 3,870 cfs | 96% |
| Sep | 3,335 cfs | 83% |
| Oct | 2,900 cfs | 72% |
| Nov | 3,585 cfs | 89% |
| Dec | 4,450 cfs | 110% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1974 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 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.2 feet, in December 1919.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 14 ft |
| Minor flooding | 17 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 19 ft |
| Major flooding | 21 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| December 1919 | 29.2 ft |
| April 1886 | 25.6 ft |
| March 1929 | 25.4 ft |
| December 1901 | 25 ft |
| February 1961 | 24.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTPG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' West Point 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.
- West Point Dam 2 miles
- Goat Rock Dam 20 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Oseligee Creek near Lanett AL
- Chattahoochee River below West Point Dam, GA
- Yellowjacket Creek-Hammett Rd, below Hogansville, GA
- New River at GA 100, near Corinth, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 100, at Franklin, GA
- Tallapoosa River at Wadley AL
- Chewacla Creek at Chewacla State Park near Auburn
- Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA
- Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Rd, near Franklin,ga
- Sougahatchee Creek at Co Rd 188 near Loachapoka, AL
- Tallapoosa River at Malone, Alabama
- Tallapoosa River near New Site, Al.(horseshoe Bend)
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02339500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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