USGS · 02334430

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

USGS · 02334430LIVE

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA34.1567°N, -84.0784°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

644cfs

GAUGE HT

-0.52ft

WATER TEMP

10°F

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

10mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

644cfs 52.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 547–741 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,620cfs

PERIOD LOW

636cfs

RUNNABLE

93%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

-0.52ft

Water Temperature

9.7°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

64°

FRI

89°

68°

SAT

91°

72°

SUN

90°

71°

MON

97°

72°

TUE

98°

70°

WED

98°

69°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

72°

76°

79°

81°

83°

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86°

87°

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77°

76°

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74°

73°

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74°

76°

78°

84°

87°

91°

89°

86°

84°

83°

86°

80°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

75°

78°

81°

82°

81°

77°

88°

90°

89°

85°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

76°

81°

85°

89°

92°

95°

97°

96°

90°

85°

86°

85°

81°

80°

79°

82°

79°

76°

75°

73°

72°

71°

75°

78°

82°

86°

89°

92°

95°

97°

98°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

G10

SSE

WSW

NNW

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

G27

G17

SSE

G13

SSE

G10

G11

SSW

G14

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

G13

G14

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

G13

G14

WNW

G16

WNW

G16

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

G14

G15

G18

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

G12

G16

G14

G11

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

G10

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

13%

16%

12%

14%

12%

14%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

37%

few

37%

98%

33%

28%

30%

28%

20%

61%

15%

73%

89%

39%

24%

100%

84%

74%

16%

32%

100%

98%

84%

45%

82%

73%

99%

100%

70%

100%

68%

98%

100%

53%

22%

55%

52%

100%

19%

100%

62%

83%

92%

87%

73%

52%

36%

28%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

982

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Moderate

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

82% illuminated

Station Location

34.1567, -84.0784

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 21:01 UTC

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