TidalMapChattooga River at Burrells Ford, near Pine Mountain, 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 02176930 sits on the Chattooga River and reads everything draining 47 square miles of the Tugaloo basin. Its datum sits 2,050 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Chattooga River near Clayton, GA at 207 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 23% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Chattooga River runs a median of 122 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 193 cfs, and September the leanest at 78 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,800 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 24 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 193 cfs | 158% |
| Feb | 193 cfs | 158% |
| Mar | 167 cfs | 136% |
| Apr | 172 cfs | 140% |
| May | 138 cfs | 113% |
| Jun | 104 cfs | 85% |
| Jul | 87 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 95 cfs | 78% |
| Sep | 78 cfs | 64% |
| Oct | 81 cfs | 66% |
| Nov | 87 cfs | 71% |
| Dec | 153 cfs | 125% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 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 7 feet. NWS starts watching it at 5 feet. The highest crest on record is 8.5 feet, in September 2024.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 7 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 10 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | 8.5 ft |
| December 2015 | 6.4 ft |
| March 2011 | 5.1 ft |
| July 2013 | 5 ft |
| December 2010 | 4.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BURG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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- Chattooga River near Clayton, GA
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- Coneross Creek near Seneca, SC
- Tiger Creek near Lakemont, GA
- Tallulah River above Powerhouse, near Tallulah Falls,ga
- Cartoogechaye Creek at SR 1148 near Franklin, NC
- Tallulah River at Terrora Pwrhse, near Tallulah Falls,ga
- Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, SC
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02176930. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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