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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

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CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA34.1567°N, -84.0784°W Updated 23 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,335cfs

GAUGE HT

0.00ft

WATER TEMP

50°F

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

1,335cfs 29.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 818–1,106 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,335cfs

PERIOD LOW

634cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

0.00ft

No gauge height data

Water Temperature

49.5°F

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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

28.5in

≈ normal

28.48 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 28.63 in).

YTD Total

28.5in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.8–37.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.49" · normal 5.07" (3.1–7.5)

Jan

Feb: 2.79" · normal 4.80" (2.2–7.3)

Feb

Mar: 2.65" · normal 4.95" (2.9–7.5)

Mar

Apr: 2.18" · normal 4.28" (2.6–6.6)

Apr

May: 9.61" · normal 3.60" (1.5–5.5)

May

Jun: 5.24" · normal 4.04" (2.0–6.8)

Jun

Jul: 2.52" (so far)· normal 4.09" (2.0–7.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.41" (1.5–7.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.72" (1.0–7.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.54" (1.1–6.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.24" (2.4–5.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.01" (3.3–7.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:14 UTC

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Station Location

34.1567, -84.0784

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