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Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, GA

River level and flood forecast · Coweta County

Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 12.4 ft below flood stage (17 ft).

Forecast to fall to 3.4 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.

Flow: 3,140 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 15 ftFlood 17 ftModerate 21 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage26 ft
Moderate flood stage21 ft
Flood stage17 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (September 23, 2009)29.74 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 34 ftWidespread catastrophic flooding occurs. Water reaches the bottom of the U.S. Highway 27 bridge and state officals will close it. Large portions of Plant Yates and Plant Wansley will be flooded out. Numerous homes and roads on both sides of the river will be flooded several feet deep. Transportation in the Whitesburg and Sargent areas will be difficult due to road closures. The day use area...riverside trails and the north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be completely flooded.
  • 30 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread inundation flooding surrounding the gage. The Riverside Park will flood up to 11 feet deep. Some river intake buildings will be flooded at Plant Yates. Homes at the end of Bob Brewster Road will be flooded several feet deep. Portions of Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle and a day use area parking lot and north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 9 feet of water. A pumping station at Plant Wansley downstream will be flooded.
  • 28 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding surrounding the gage. The Riverside Park will flood up to 9 feet deep. Some river intake buildings flood at Plant Yates near the gage. Some homes at the end of Bob Brewster Road will be flooded a few feet deep. Portions of Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle and a day use area parking lot and north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 7 feet of water. Small coffer dams at Plant Wansley downstream will be flooded.
  • 26 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs upstream and downstream from the gage. The Riverside Park will flood up to 7 feet deep. Some homes at the end of Bob Brewster Road will be flooded. Moore Creek will back up and flood portions of Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle around 5 feet deep. Large portions of the day use area parking lot and north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 5 feet of water. Small coffer dams at Plant Wansley downstream will be topped.
  • 24 ftSignificant flooding expands into the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage. The Riverside Park next to the bridge will be under 5 feet of water. Flood waters will begin to enter some homes at the end of Bob Brewster Road. Moore Creek will back up and flood portions of Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle around 3 feet deep. Large portions of the day use area parking lot and north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under 3 feet of water.
  • 21 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage. The Riverside Park next to the bridge will be under two feet of water. Flood waters will surround some homes at the end of Bob Brewster Road. Moore Creek will back up and flood portions of Payton Road near Cliff Payton Circle. The water reaches the top of the boat ramp at the day use area and the top of the steps at the north camping site in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park.
  • 19 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage at U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 16. The parking lot of Riverside Park next to the bridge will begin to flood. A sod farm upstream also experiences flooding. Flooding occurs on some unimproved dirt roads along the river. The playground at a day use area in the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will be under two feet of water. Flood waters will surround tent platforms on the North Camping Site of the park.
  • 17 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 16. Flood waters reach the top of the boat ramp at Riverside Park next to the bridge. The playground at a day use area on the west side of the Chattahoochee Bend State Park will begin to flood.
  • 15 ftBankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Georgia Highway 16.

Highest crests on record

  1. 29.74 ft — September 23, 2009
  2. 29.11 ft — December 11, 1919
  3. 27.5 ft — February 25, 1961
  4. 25.9 ft — March 18, 1990
  5. 25.1 ft — January 10, 1946

Recent crests: 18.59 ft (February 14, 2025) · 21.45 ft (September 28, 2024) · 17.55 ft (May 5, 2021) · 17.07 ft (October 12, 2020) · 17.63 ft (February 7, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Coweta CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 02338000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHTG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.