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 56 min ago

FLOW RATE

652cfs

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

3mph WNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

652cfs 27.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 893–1,209 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,941cfs

PERIOD LOW

600cfs

RUNNABLE

30%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

67°

SAT

92°

73°

SUN

91°

73°

MON

95°

70°

TUE

95°

70°

WED

95°

72°

THU

97°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

75°

74°

73°

76°

79°

81°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

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86°

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85°

79°

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80°

82°

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91°

90°

86°

83°

82°

80°

77°

76°

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74°

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72°

75°

79°

83°

87°

89°

91°

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91°

85°

71°

70°

71°

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73°

78°

82°

85°

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°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSE

G 7 mph

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G14

WSW

G19

WSW

G18

WSW

G15

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

WSW

G16

G17

G13

G15

WSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G11

G15

G13

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G18

WSW

G32

G28

G25

G22

G18

G14

WNW

G13

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G16

WNW

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G13

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G10

G11

NNW

G12

G13

G12

G11

NNW

WNW

G12

NNE

ENE

G11

ESE

ENE

G15

G19

G18

ENE

G14

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

G11

ESE

G11

ENE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

16%

18%

14%

11%

10%

11%

15%

13%

19%

22%

CLOUDS

cover %

37%

few

37%

19%

47%

17%

14%

100%

46%

80%

17%

24%

22%

24%

93%

96%

81%

100%

59%

100%

71%

100%

99%

89%

98%

91%

78%

66%

84%

85%

100%

77%

54%

26%

80%

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 DAYLIGHT19H 55M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

90% illuminated

Station Location

34.1567, -84.0784

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 00:56 UTC

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