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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Chattahoochee River is a 62.1 mile river near Whitewater Express in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattahoochee River near Columbia, AL (site 02343801). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1976 to 2026
Chattahoochee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 14,100 cfs, and lowest in October, at 4,760 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 195,000 cfs, in 1994.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10,400 | 5,950 to 18,300 |
| February | 13,400 | 7,940 to 21,200 |
| March | 14,100 | 8,610 to 21,800 |
| April | 10,250 | 6,525 to 15,950 |
| May | 7,820 | 4,370 to 11,100 |
| June | 5,885 | 3,450 to 9,540 |
| July | 5,700 | 3,410 to 8,710 |
| August | 5,650 | 3,250 to 9,050 |
| September | 5,040 | 2,855 to 8,240 |
| October | 4,760 | 2,730 to 7,950 |
| November | 5,555 | 3,295 to 9,305 |
| December | 8,010 | 3,870 to 14,200 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River near Columbia, AL (site 02343801). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Chattahoochee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- GordonChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Andrews DamChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Omussee Creek ParkApalachicola Chattahoochee RiversPublic
- Columbia Boat RampApalachicola Chattahoochee RiversPublic
- Coheelee CreekChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Odom CreekChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Abbie Creek ParkChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Franklin LandingChattahoochee RiverPublic
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