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Chattahoochee River at Vinings Cobb Parkway Stage (ft)Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:15PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:30PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:45PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 10:00PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 10:15PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 10:30PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 10:45PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:00PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:15PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:30PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:45PM May 02, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.76 ft at 1:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.77 ft at 1:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.78 ft at 1:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.8 ft at 2:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.81 ft at 2:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.85 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.86 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.89 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.9 ft at 8:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.95 ft at 8:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.01 ft at 9:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.04 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.06 ft at 9:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.1 ft at 10:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.15 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.6 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:15AM May 03, 2021Observed: 6.15 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 11:45AM May 03, 2021Observed: 6.77 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.24 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.38 ft at 12:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.49 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.55 ft at 1:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.56 ft at 1:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.54 ft at 1:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.55 ft at 2:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.6 ft at 2:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.65 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.79 ft at 2:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.15 ft at 3:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.23 ft at 3:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.26 ft at 4:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.33 ft at 4:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.43 ft at 4:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 8.61 ft at 4:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 5:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 9.73 ft at 5:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 10.39 ft at 5:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 11.31 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.04 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 6:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.62 ft at 7:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.82 ft at 7:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.09 ft at 7:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.16 ft at 8:00PM May 03, 2021Highest Observation: 13.2 ft at 8:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.19 ft at 8:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.18 ft at 8:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.13 ft at 9:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 13.05 ft at 9:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.96 ft at 9:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.85 ft at 9:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.76 ft at 10:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.7 ft at 10:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.69 ft at 10:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.71 ft at 10:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.69 ft at 11:00PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:15PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.7 ft at 11:30PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:45PM May 03, 2021Observed: 12.58 ft at 12:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.53 ft at 12:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.46 ft at 12:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.36 ft at 12:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.29 ft at 1:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.11 ft at 1:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 12 ft at 1:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.9 ft at 2:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.79 ft at 2:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 2:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.56 ft at 2:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.45 ft at 3:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.34 ft at 3:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.24 ft at 3:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 3:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.02 ft at 4:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.9 ft at 4:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.81 ft at 4:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.73 ft at 4:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.64 ft at 5:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.59 ft at 5:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.49 ft at 5:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.43 ft at 5:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.37 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.29 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.24 ft at 6:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.19 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.16 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.12 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.04 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.99 ft at 8:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.97 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.93 ft at 8:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.91 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.86 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.78 ft at 9:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.75 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.71 ft at 10:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.65 ft at 10:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.61 ft at 10:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.57 ft at 11:00AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.52 ft at 11:15AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.48 ft at 11:30AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.43 ft at 11:45AM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.37 ft at 12:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.33 ft at 12:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.27 ft at 12:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.23 ft at 12:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.17 ft at 1:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.11 ft at 1:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.06 ft at 1:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.01 ft at 1:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 2:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.81 ft at 3:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.74 ft at 3:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.72 ft at 3:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.75 ft at 3:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.83 ft at 4:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.08 ft at 4:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.27 ft at 5:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.34 ft at 5:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.37 ft at 5:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.4 ft at 5:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.42 ft at 6:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.49 ft at 6:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.52 ft at 6:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.55 ft at 7:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.56 ft at 7:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.58 ft at 7:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.59 ft at 7:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.62 ft at 8:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.68 ft at 8:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.72 ft at 8:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.81 ft at 8:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.05 ft at 9:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.23 ft at 9:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.4 ft at 9:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.62 ft at 10:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 10.9 ft at 10:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.15 ft at 10:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.44 ft at 10:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.71 ft at 11:00PM May 04, 2021Observed: 11.96 ft at 11:15PM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.16 ft at 11:30PM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.35 ft at 11:45PM May 04, 2021Observed: 12.51 ft at 12:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.62 ft at 12:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.71 ft at 12:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.79 ft at 12:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.83 ft at 1:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.85 ft at 1:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.86 ft at 1:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.86 ft at 1:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.84 ft at 2:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.83 ft at 2:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.8 ft at 2:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.79 ft at 2:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13 ft at 3:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.05 ft at 3:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.08 ft at 4:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.11 ft at 4:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.11 ft at 4:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.09 ft at 5:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.05 ft at 5:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.98 ft at 5:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.93 ft at 6:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.87 ft at 6:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.81 ft at 6:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.75 ft at 6:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.68 ft at 7:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.61 ft at 7:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.57 ft at 7:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.49 ft at 7:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.43 ft at 8:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.33 ft at 8:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.25 ft at 8:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.16 ft at 8:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 12.09 ft at 9:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.99 ft at 9:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.92 ft at 9:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.85 ft at 9:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.76 ft at 10:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.68 ft at 10:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.6 ft at 10:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.51 ft at 10:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.43 ft at 11:00AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:15AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.28 ft at 11:30AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.2 ft at 11:45AM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.11 ft at 12:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 11.03 ft at 12:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.96 ft at 12:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.88 ft at 12:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.72 ft at 1:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.64 ft at 1:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.57 ft at 1:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.49 ft at 2:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.39 ft at 2:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.31 ft at 2:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.15 ft at 3:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 10.06 ft at 3:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.97 ft at 3:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.88 ft at 3:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.81 ft at 4:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.72 ft at 4:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.66 ft at 4:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.54 ft at 5:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.42 ft at 5:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.36 ft at 5:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.3 ft at 6:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.24 ft at 6:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.16 ft at 6:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 7:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.84 ft at 7:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.66 ft at 7:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:45PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.35 ft at 8:00PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.2 ft at 8:15PM May 05, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 8:30PM May 05, 2021Observed: 7.99 ft at 8:45PM May 05, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesVIXG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:05PM May 5, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 7.99 ft at 8:45 PM EDT 5-May-2021. Flood Stage is 14 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Chattahoochee River at Vinings Cobb Parkway. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 14
Action Stage: 12
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 28.59 ft on 09/22/2009
(2) 23.65 ft on 03/17/1990
(3) 22.99 ft on 04/13/1979
(4) 20.50 ft on 10/11/2020
(5) 19.77 ft on 11/11/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.50 ft on 10/11/2020
(2) 17.14 ft on 09/17/2020
(3) 14.65 ft on 03/25/2020
(4) 16.10 ft on 02/07/2020
(5) 18.62 ft on 04/19/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.51 ft on 01/27/2009
(2) 4.13 ft on 09/15/2016
(3) 4.22 ft on 06/09/2008
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29 Record flooding occurs with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 14 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under 11 feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded 9 feet deep with only the roof exposed. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
28 Major flooding expands with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 13 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under 10 feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded 8 feet deep with only the roof exposed. This will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
26 Major flooding expands with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 11 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under 8 feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded 6 feet deep.
24 Major flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 9 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under 6 feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded 4 feet deep.
22 Major flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding of the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 7 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under 4 feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will be flooded two feet deep.
20 Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 5 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will be under two feet of water. The restrooms at the recreation area will begin to flood.
18 Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and affects large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around 3 feet deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area. Portions of the parking lot will begin to flood.
16 Minor flooding expands in the woodlands and affects large portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will be around one foot deep over portions of the access road to the recreation area.
14 Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs in the woodlands and portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway. The flood waters will reach the top of the concrete boat ramp in the recreation area.
12 Bankfull conditions occur in the woodlands and low lying portions of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Cobb Parkway.
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Latitude: 33.868056° N, Longitude: 84.453889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 14 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 750.3 ft 764.3 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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