About this river
Chattahoochee River is a 17.2 mile river near Paddle Pals Outdoor Adventures in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattahoochee River near Cornelia, GA (site 02331600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1957 to 2026
Chattahoochee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 964 cfs, and lowest in September, at 389 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,300 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 765 | 555 to 1,080 | |
| February | 864 | 609 to 1,190 | |
| March | 964 | 699 to 1,230 | |
| April | 937 | 682 to 1,230 | |
| May | 778 | 570 to 1,000 | |
| June | 629 | 467 to 763 | |
| July | 488 | 374 to 682 | |
| August | 435 | 314 to 636 | |
| September | 389 | 271 to 582 | |
| October | 408 | 292 to 595 | |
| November | 444 | 324 to 659 | |
| December | 598 | 405 to 902 |
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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River near Cornelia, GA (site 02331600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 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.
- Don Carter State Park #2Chattahoochee River - Lake LanierPublic
- Don Carter State Park #1Chattahoochee River - Lake LanierPublic
- Lula Bridge Wildlife Management Area SouthChattahoochee River - Lake LanierPublic
- Lula Bridge Wildlife Management Area NorthChattahoochee RiverPublic
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