About this river
Chattahoochee River is a 59.1 mile river near Whitewater Express in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA (site 02342881). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Chattahoochee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 9,710 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3,550 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 116,000 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8,360 | 4,380 to 15,000 | |
| February | 9,710 | 5,560 to 17,600 | |
| March | 9,360 | 6,280 to 14,200 | |
| April | 8,225 | 6,090 to 12,550 | |
| May | 6,720 | 4,840 to 9,130 | |
| June | 5,600 | 4,190 to 7,315 | |
| July | 4,870 | 3,520 to 6,440 | |
| August | 4,400 | 3,340 to 6,270 | |
| September | 4,005 | 2,915 to 5,880 | |
| October | 3,550 | 2,550 to 5,570 | |
| November | 3,635 | 2,805 to 7,190 | |
| December | 5,780 | 3,420 to 11,300 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River at Spur 39, near Omaha, GA (site 02342881). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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