Chattahoochee River at W.F. George Lock and Dam, GA
River level and flood forecast · Clay County
Normal102.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 31.9 ft below flood stage (134 ft).
Forecast to rise to 106.7 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 134 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 160 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 145 ft |
| Flood stage | 134 ft |
| Action stage | 130 ft |
| Record crest (March 17, 1929) | 158.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 160 ftAlmost all of the natural floodplain of the Chattahoochee river will be inundated, including much agricultural land and many roads.
- 151 ftFlooding of river access roads and low lying areas near the river.
- 150 ftLow lying areas in the floodplain will flood extensively. Several river access roads will flood.
- 145 ftFlood water will deny access to houses on the bluff below the Columbia Bridge near Gilbert Drive.
- 135 ftMinor lowland flooding in the area.
- 134 ftMinor lowland flooding will begin.
Highest crests on record
- 158.5 ft — March 17, 1929
- 153.56 ft — March 18, 1990
- 150.44 ft — December 26, 2015
- 149.6 ft — July 6, 1994
- 149.2 ft — April 10, 1964
Recent crests: 136.14 ft (March 10, 2024) · 134.73 ft (February 15, 2024) · 125.29 ft (April 8, 2022) · 136.88 ft (March 6, 2020) · 132.27 ft (February 22, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamChattahoochee River at George W. Andrews Lock and Dam (USACE), GA
- Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines, AL
- Pataula Creek near Georgetown, GA
- Pachitla Creek near Edison, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek near Morgan, GA
- Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, GA
- Chickasawhatchee Creek near Albany on Gillionville Rd., GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FOGG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.