Chattahoochee River level at West Point
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02339402 — CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BELOW WEST POINT DAM, GA
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
About normal for the date
At 563.89 ft, this gauge is running 101% of normal for mid-September — close to the 559 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 19 years of record (2007–2026).
Crawford Lands
Flow history at West Point
Daily values from USGS 02339402, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Chattahoochee River at West Point
In Georgia, below West Point Lake. 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 West Point Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Chattahoochee River at West Point — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from West Point Lake 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 West Point high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 559 ft, from 19 years of record (2007–2026). Today is 101% 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 02339402 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.