Chattahoochee River at West Point, GA
River level and flood forecast · Troup County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 14.7 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Flow: 6,160 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (December 10, 1919) | 29.25 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31.5 ftWaste Water Treatment Plant in West Point floods.
- 26 ftMajor flooding occurs. Hundreds of homes and businesses flooded. Highway 29 on left bank...22 city blocks of West Point businesses flood...and 5 blocks of residences on left bank flood. One of the highest crests of modern times prior to West Point Dam was 24.9 feet on February 26...1961. Evacuations are required.
- 24.75 ftMajor and extensive flooding occurs. Water reaches entrance to West Point Waste Water Treatment Plant.
- 24 ftMajor to serious flooding occurs. Hundreds of businesses and homes in West Point as well as many streets in Lanett are flooded. Evacuations needed. Flood of Record...since the West Point Dam was built in the early 1970s...occurs. This post dam flood of record occurred on May 9th...2003...at 23.2 feet.
- 23 ftMajor and extensive flooding occur. Expect 200 to 300 businesses and homes in West Point to be flooded out. Water enters into West Point Fire Headquarters. I-85 southbound will close as entrance and exit ramps flood. In Lanett...Highway 24 closes...with East 10th Street and Avenue C flooded. In addition...flooding spreads further into Lanett...with South Gilmer Avenue and 11th Street flooded. Evacuations required.
- 22 ftMajor flooding in West Point and to a lesser extent in Lanett...as basements of 100 to 200 hundred businesses in West Point are flooded. Evacuations needed. In Lanett Alabama...South Gilmer Avenue and 1st Street flooded.
- 21 ftMajor flooding begins. Parking lots of West Point City Hall...911 Center...Police Department...and Fire Department flooded out. Equipment needs to be moved. Evacuations need to begin.
- 20 ftMainly low places on West Point City Streets are flooded.
- 19.5 ftWater enters West Point City Works Department. Equipment needs to be moved.
- 19 ftModerate flooding begins. Mainly farm lands undergo some flooding. Flood waters enter parking lots near Fire House and 911 Center.
- 17 ftMinor flooding begins. City Hall...Police...and Fire Departments get some minor water into edge of parking lot.
- 14 ftBankfull is reached in many locations especially on the Alabama side or right bank of the river downstream from the river gauge.
Highest crests on record
- 29.25 ft — December 10, 1919
- 25.6 ft — April 1, 1886
- 25.4 ft — March 15, 1929
- 25 ft — December 30, 1901
- 24.9 ft — February 26, 1961
Recent crests: 17.24 ft (March 27, 2023) · 18.92 ft (September 25, 2009) · 23.23 ft (May 8, 2003) · 17.8 ft (March 19, 1990) · 20.9 ft (January 12, 1972)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamChattahoochee River at 14th Street at Columbus, GA
- Yellow Jacket Creek at Hammett Road below Hogansville, GA
- New River at GA 100 near Franklin, GA
- Chattahoochee River at GA 100 at Franklin, GA
- Chewacla Creek at Chewalcla State Park Near Auburn, AL
- Hillabahatchee Creek at Thaxton Road near Franklin, GA
- Tallapoosa River at Horseshoe Bend, AL
- Upatoi Creek near Columbus, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WTPG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.