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Around Chattahoochee River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Chattahoochee River is a 62.1 mile river near Murphs Surf Paddle Shack in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA (site 02336000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1956 to 2026
Chattahoochee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,280 cfs, and lowest in December, at 1,570 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 24,600 cfs, in 2009.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,780 | 1,220 to 3,380 |
| February | 1,900 | 1,200 to 3,800 |
| March | 2,280 | 1,320 to 4,460 |
| April | 2,235 | 1,245 to 4,310 |
| May | 2,070 | 1,200 to 3,620 |
| June | 1,870 | 1,225 to 2,890 |
| July | 1,800 | 1,270 to 2,790 |
| August | 1,920 | 1,280 to 3,090 |
| September | 1,725 | 1,190 to 2,805 |
| October | 1,580 | 1,150 to 2,460 |
| November | 1,615 | 1,235 to 2,550 |
| December | 1,570 | 1,200 to 2,480 |
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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA (site 02336000). 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.
- Shamrock ReservoirPates Creek - Shamrock ReservoirPublic
- Blalock ReservoirPates Creek - Blalock ReservoirPublic
- Campellton Road (SR166/154)Chattahoochee RiverPublic
- Sweetwater Creek State ParkDry Creek - George Sparks ReservoirPublic
- Stone Mountain LakeStone Mountain Creek - Stone Mountain LakePublic
- Paces MillChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Johnson FerryChattahoochee RiverPublic
- Morgan Falls ParkChattahoochee RiverPublic
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