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West Chickamauga Creek near L2 Outside

River27.3 mi
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About this river

West Chickamauga Creek is a 27.3 mile river near L2 Outside in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Chickamauga CR at GA 146, near Lakeview, GA (site 03567340). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2010 to 2026

West Chickamauga Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 294 cfs, and lowest in October, at 52 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,920 cfs, in 2016.

Typical flow by month at West Chickamauga CR at GA 146, near Lakeview, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January252152 to 480
February293174 to 698
March294204 to 541
April219146 to 422
May13289 to 252
June9462 to 131
July7555 to 138
August6448 to 92
September5342 to 82
October5239 to 107
November5740 to 118
December14084 to 441

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Chickamauga CR at GA 146, near Lakeview, GA (site 03567340). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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