TidalMapChattooga River above Gaylesville AL 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 02398300 sits on the Chattooga River and reads everything draining 366 square miles of the Upper Coosa basin. Its datum sits 562 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1959, 50 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Chattooga River at Summerville, GA, reading 192 square miles. This gauge adds the 174 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Coosa River at Leesburg AL at 5,270 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 7% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Coosa River at Centre, AL and Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL.
Normal flows here
The Chattooga River runs a median of 304 cfs at this gauge across 50 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 845 cfs, and September the leanest at 163 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,800 cfs in 1990, and the lowest is 68 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 628 cfs | 207% |
| Feb | 723 cfs | 238% |
| Mar | 845 cfs | 278% |
| Apr | 602 cfs | 199% |
| May | 395 cfs | 130% |
| Jun | 276 cfs | 91% |
| Jul | 214 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 190 cfs | 63% |
| Sep | 163 cfs | 54% |
| Oct | 168 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 209 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 455 cfs | 150% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1959 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Chattooga River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.2 feet, in February 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 21 ft |
| Major flooding | 22 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1990 | 24.2 ft |
| March 1951 | 23.5 ft |
| September 2022 | 23 ft |
| January 1982 | 22.2 ft |
| April 1979 | 22.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GAYA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Weiss Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Weiss Dam 16 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosa River at State Line, Al/ga
- Little River near Blue Pond AL
- Coosa River at Centre, AL
- Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL
- Chattooga River at Summerville, GA
- Heath Creek near Armuchee, GA
- Coosa River Mayos Bar near Rome, GA
- Coosa River at Leesburg AL
- Big Wills Creek at State Hwy 35 near Fort Payne, AL
- Oostanaula River at US 27, at Rome, GA
- Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL
- Etowah River at Coosa Valley F.g, at Rome, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02398300. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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