Chattahoochee River - Water Release Info & Gage Heights

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Hooch Flows compliments of Atlanta Fly Fishing Club!

Gage Heights Along the River
USGS 02334430 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT BUFORD DAM, NEAR BUFORD, GA
USGS CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER FLOW AT BUFORD DAM

Buford Dam Release Schedule:
Today Tomorrow

However always play it safe and call COE's recorded hotline for most current release information before heading out or getting out on the river 770-945-1466. If near the Dam tune to 1610 AM.
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Additional Gauge Info from NOAA. Same data, different format.

Station map:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/serfc/

Station data:
http://ahps.srh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydro...ew=1,1,1,1,1,1
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From Gatorbyte:

Jones Bridge:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv...te_no=02335000

Below Morgan Falls:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv...65,00060,00062

Atlanta near Paces:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv...**************

Atlanta near Vinings
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv...65,00060,00062

Statewide:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/cu...p_key=basin_cd

Bacteria alert/turbidity levels. This is a quick way to check the turbidity.
http://ga2.er.usgs.gov/bacteria/


A kind of water level predictor by NOAA for the river at Vinings. Take with a grain of salt since it is subject to change.


Main page NOAA hydropgraphic information


Some basic general guidelines for safety when fishing the Hooch below the dam would be helpful.

1. check release schedule
2. PFD must be worn between dam and Hwy 20
3. Turbidity above 10 tends to be poor fishing conditions.


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Army Corp of Engineers Info

Access points courtesy of http://www.atlantaflyfishingclub.org!

NEW! Buford Dam (And others) generation schedule (you'll need to select for Lanier in the pulldown menu.)

http://operations.sam.usace.army.mil...Schedules.aspx (note times are CST)