Chattahoochee River near Fairburn, GA

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 32 ftRecord and widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Cochran Road will be under water up to 9 feet deep. The water level will be hitting the bridge and county officials will have it closed. The USGS gage house under the bridge will be under water with a loss of data transmission. Several farm buildings and the main highway on the Douglas County side of the river will be flooded.
• 31 ftMajor flooding continues widespread inundation flooding occurring in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Most of Cochran Road will be under 1 to 8 feet of water. The water level will be hitting the bottom of the bridge and county officials will have it closed. The flood waters will hit the USGS gage house under the bridge with a loss of data transmission. Several farm buildings on the Douglas County side of the river will begin to flood.
• 30 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding will occur in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Most of Cochran Road on the left bank upstream from the gage will be under one to six feet of water. The water level will be reaching the bottom of the bridge and county officials will likely have it closed. The flood waters will impact the USGS gage house under the bridge with a possible loss of data transmission.
• 29 ftSignificant flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Large portions of Cochran Road on the left bank upstream from the gage will be under one to four feet of water.
• 27 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Portions of Cochran Road on the left bank upstream from the gage will be under one to two feet of water.
• 25 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92. Low portions of Cochran Road begin to flood on the left bank upstream from the gage.
• 24 ftMinor flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92.
• 22 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and fields in the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92.
• 20 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs of the woodlands and fields in the natural flood plain upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92.
• 17 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 154 or 92.

Highest crests on record

1. 31.6 ft — December 10, 1919
2. 30.65 ft — September 23, 2009
3. 25.96 ft — July 12, 2005
4. 25.74 ft — March 17, 1990
5. 25.18 ft — April 14, 1979

Recent crests: 24.15 ft (September 28, 2024) · 21.22 ft (December 29, 2018) · 20.14 ft (December 25, 2015) · 21.56 ft (November 12, 2009) · 30.65 ft (September 23, 2009)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamChattahoochee River at Atlanta, GA
• DownstreamChattahoochee River near Whitesburg, GA
• Sweetwater Creek below Austell, GA
• Dog River at GA 5 near Fairplay, GA
• Utoy Creek at Great Southwest Parkway near Atlanta, GA
• Sweetwater Creek near Austell, GA
• Sweetwater Creek near Northwest Austell, GA
• Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville Road near Powder Springs, GA
• Olley Creek at Clay Road near Austell, GA
• Nickajack Creek at US Highway 78 and 278 near Mableton, GA