About this river
Chattahoochee River is a 32.0 mile river near Murphs Surf Paddle Shack in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, GA (site 02335815). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
Chattahoochee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,050 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,345 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,600 cfs, in 2009.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,560 | 1,060 to 2,970 | |
| February | 1,750 | 994 to 3,420 | |
| March | 2,050 | 1,110 to 4,200 | |
| April | 1,805 | 1,015 to 3,480 | |
| May | 1,990 | 1,020 to 3,170 | |
| June | 1,545 | 1,040 to 2,455 | |
| July | 1,480 | 1,070 to 2,210 | |
| August | 1,380 | 1,040 to 2,140 | |
| September | 1,345 | 1,020 to 1,925 | |
| October | 1,360 | 1,040 to 1,920 | |
| November | 1,550 | 1,105 to 2,240 | |
| December | 1,460 | 1,080 to 2,570 |
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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam, GA (site 02335815). 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.
- Stone Mountain LakeStone Mountain Creek - Stone Mountain LakePublic
- Paces MillChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Johnson FerryChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Morgan Falls ParkChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Garrard Landing ParkChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Island FordChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Jones BridgeChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Bull Sluice LakeBull Sluice LakePublic
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