USGS · 02334430

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA34.1567°N, -84.0784°W Updated 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

646cfs

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

3mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

646cfs 48.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 822–1,112 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,372cfs

PERIOD LOW

644cfs

RUNNABLE

52%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

67°

SAT

87°

74°

SUN

88°

72°

MON

95°

70°

TUE

95°

70°

WED

95°

72°

THU

97°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

77°

79°

81°

83°

86°

87°

83°

86°

82°

80°

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76°

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81°

84°

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88°

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86°

82°

77°

76°

75°

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79°

83°

87°

89°

91°

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94°

91°

85°

71°

70°

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82°

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88°

91°

93°

94°

95°

91°

86°

83°

78°

77°

76°

78°

75°

74°

73°

72°

76°

80°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

95°

94°

92°

88°

84°

81°

78°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 6 mph

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G18

G15

G17

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G17

WSW

G16

WSW

G22

G14

G13

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

G15

G12

G11

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G26

WSW

G27

G24

G22

G20

G18

G20

G17

WNW

G17

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

NNW

WNW

G10

G26

NNE

ENE

ESE

ENE

G11

G15

G17

G15

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

G15

G19

ENE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

20%

17%

14%

15%

13%

10%

11%

15%

13%

15%

17%

11%

15%

13%

40%

19%

16%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

97%

100%

85%

74%

10%

51%

100%

66%

17%

100%

82%

100%

76%

100%

71%

100%

97%

47%

39%

96%

100%

96%

36%

39%

100%

55%

100%

93%

88%

78%

100%

12%

11%

17%

100%

11%

80%

100%

54%

13%

100%

10%

30%

31%

100%

15%

41%

62%

84%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

983

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

08:51 PM

14H 25M OF DAYLIGHT17H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

91% illuminated

Station Location

34.1567, -84.0784

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 03:29 UTC

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