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Chattooga River
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CHATTOOGA RIVER
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CHATTOOGA RIVER ABOVE GAYLESVILLE AL

CHEROKEE COUNTY, AL34.2904°N, -85.5091°W Updated 3 hr ago
FLOW RATE
217cfs
AIR TEMP
74°F
WIND
5mph SSE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
217cfs 14.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 290392 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,089cfs
PERIOD LOW
217cfs
RUNNABLE
23%
last 30 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

26.2in

≈ normal

26.22 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.06 in).

YTD Total

26.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.8–33.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 7.03" · normal 4.95" (2.5–7.0)
Jan
Feb: 2.91" · normal 4.79" (2.7–7.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.31" · normal 5.28" (3.3–8.2)
Mar
Apr: 2.11" · normal 4.34" (2.1–6.6)
Apr
May: 6.71" · normal 3.71" (1.6–6.4)
May
Jun: 4.15" (so far)· normal 3.67" (1.9–6.0)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.14" (1.9–6.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.31" (1.6–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.48" (1.0–6.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.97" (0.8–5.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.16" (2.1–7.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.26" (3.5–7.6)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:29 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
63°
FRI
88°
68°
SAT
89°
73°
SUN
93°
70°
MON
97°
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TUE
101°
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WED
99°
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
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NNE
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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clear
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4%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
996
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:31 AM
SUNSET
07:57 PM
14H 26M OF DAYLIGHT16H 40M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
84% illuminated

Station Location

34.2904, -85.5091
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-26 03:17 UTC
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