USGS · 02334430

CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA

GEORGIA34.1567°N, -84.0784°W Updated 26 min ago

FLOW RATE

636cfs

GAUGE HT

-0.53ft

WATER TEMP

50°F

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

6mph W

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

636cfs 40.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 541–731 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,590cfs

PERIOD LOW

636cfs

RUNNABLE

93%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

-0.53ft

Water Temperature

50.0°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

72°

MON

81°

72°

TUE

81°

69°

WED

85°

68°

THU

93°

70°

FRI

89°

72°

SAT

91°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

87°

mild

87°

84°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

73°

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69°

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75°

79°

81°

80°

79°

75°

72°

71°

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69°

68°

71°

74°

77°

81°

83°

84°

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81°

85°

88°

90°

92°

93°

86°

83°

81°

78°

77°

75°

73°

72°

73°

74°

76°

79°

81°

84°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph SW

G 11 mph

G11

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

G10

G11

SSW

G11

G13

WSW

NNE

G10

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

G15

G18

G13

ENE

G18

ENE

G20

ENE

G22

ENE

G24

ENE

G22

ENE

G19

G20

ENE

G21

ENE

G21

ENE

G20

ENE

G16

ENE

G17

ENE

G18

ENE

G16

ENE

G13

ENE

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

ENE

WNW

WSW

SSW

WNW

G11

G10

G12

G16

G17

WNW

G16

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

G14

G16

G17

WNW

G14

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

G20

G23

G22

G23

WNW

G24

WNW

G24

WNW

G23

WNW

G23

WNW

G22

WNW

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G13

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

18%

19%

18%

29%

26%

32%

29%

25%

23%

21%

22%

27%

25%

18%

12%

16%

18%

21%

25%

30%

38%

41%

38%

39%

41%

37%

38%

36%

30%

25%

70%

52%

68%

64%

26%

41%

23%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

66%

100%

81%

100%

98%

100%

99%

100%

76%

38%

32%

15%

92%

76%

100%

90%

65%

100%

71%

29%

32%

41%

93%

100%

87%

100%

39%

20%

23%

36%

35%

33%

36%

24%

11%

15%

100%

96%

18%

32%

47%

65%

85%

97%

95%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

983

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:34 AM

SUNSET

08:49 PM

14H 15M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

34.1567, -84.0784

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 16:45 UTC

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