Chattahoochee River level at Fort Gaines
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02343241 — CHATTAHOOCHEE R BELOW WFG DAM AB FT. GAINES, GA · NWS forecast point FOGG1
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
About normal for the date
At 103.73 ft, this gauge is running 100% of normal for mid-September — close to the 104 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 19 years of record (2007–2026).
Crawford Lands
Flood stages at Fort Gaines
National Weather Service categories for gauge FOGG1, WFO TAE. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 160.0 ft
- 160.0 ft Almost all of the natural floodplain of the Chattahoochee river will be inundated, including much agricultural land and many roads.
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Moderate flood 145.0 ft
- 145.0 ft Flood water will deny access to houses on the bluff below the Columbia Bridge near Gilbert Drive.
- 150.0 ft Low lying areas in the floodplain will flood extensively. Several river access roads will flood.
- 151.0 ft Flooding of river access roads and low lying areas near the river.
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Minor flood 134.0 ft
- 134.0 ft Minor lowland flooding will begin.
- 135.0 ft Minor lowland flooding in the area.
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Action 130.0 ft
- Right now 103.73 ft
NWS forecast: 102.80 ft by .
Flow history at Fort Gaines
Daily values from USGS 02343241, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for FOGG1 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Fort Gaines
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 158.50 ft | — | Mar 17, 1929 |
| 153.56 ft | — | Mar 18, 1990 |
| 150.44 ft | 150,000 CFS | Dec 26, 2015 |
| 149.60 ft | — | Jul 6, 1994 |
| 149.20 ft | — | Apr 10, 1964 |
| 145.70 ft | — | Jan 27, 1978 |
| 144.14 ft | — | Apr 15, 1975 |
| 143.80 ft | — | Mar 6, 1966 |
| 143.18 ft | — | Mar 9, 1998 |
| 142.70 ft | — | Mar 6, 1971 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines
In Georgia, below Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula). Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula). A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 104 ft, from 19 years of record (2007–2026). Today is 100% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02343241 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for FOGG1 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.