About this river
Chattooga River is a 2.5 mile river near Wildwood Outfitters in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattooga River near Clayton, GA (site 02177000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2026
Chattooga River typically runs highest in March, at a median 778 cfs, and lowest in October, at 308 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,000 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 662 | 449 to 940 | |
| February | 716 | 533 to 1,030 | |
| March | 778 | 566 to 1,020 | |
| April | 765 | 561 to 1,010 | |
| May | 605 | 456 to 826 | |
| June | 496 | 369 to 680 | |
| July | 387 | 278 to 575 | |
| August | 365 | 248 to 551 | |
| September | 315 | 211 to 532 | |
| October | 308 | 200 to 517 | |
| November | 365 | 239 to 599 | |
| December | 521 | 334 to 850 |
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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattooga River near Clayton, GA (site 02177000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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