Chattahoochee below Buford Dam conditions today

Georgia, tailwater. Friday, Oct 23

The Chattahoochee below Buford Dam is a cold tailwater trout river fed by deep releases from Lake Lanier. This page shows measured water temperature, flow and gage height from the USGS gauge at the dam, with the time of each reading.

Water temp for fishing, at Buford Dam

52.9°F

USGS, 17 min ago, gauge 02334430

At Buford Dam

Converted from degrees Celsius.

  • Flow

    Stream flow

    613cfs

    USGS, 17 min ago

  • Gage height

    Gage height

    -0.56ft

    USGS, 17 min ago

  • Dissolved O₂

    Dissolved oxygen

    4.80mg/L

    USGS, 17 min ago

  • Conductance

    Specific cond.

    85uS/cm

    USGS, 17 min ago

  • Wind

    From E, 80°

    8.1mph

    NWS, issued 40 min ago

  • Pressure

    Down 0.01 since 10:35 AM

    30.28inHg

    NWS, 37 min ago

  • Clouds

    Sky cover

    2%

    NWS, issued 40 min ago

  • UV index

    5

    EPA, today

7-day forecast

wind mph, arrow points downwind

National Weather Service forecast, updated 40 min ago

Species

Listed A to Z. Not ranked.

  • Brown trout
  • Rainbow trout

Access

  • Lower Pool Park Boat, Canoe, and Raft Launch USACE
  • Bowmans Island Unit National Park Service
  • Settles Bridge National Park Service

Alerts for this water