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Chattahoochee River at 0.76 mile upstream McGinnis Ferry near Suwanee Stage (ft)Observed: 1.92 ft at 6:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 7:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 9:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 5.08 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 5.95 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 7.41 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 8.04 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 8.55 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 9.05 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 9.54 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 9.45 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 9.19 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 8.57 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 8.24 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 7.89 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 7.55 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 7.2 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.99 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.83 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.33 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 4.29 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.91 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 6.52 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.51 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.99 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.83 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.31 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 6.7 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 6.4 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 6.09 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.78 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 5.19 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.64 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.69 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.48 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.3 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.12 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.95 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.8 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.65 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.31 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 8:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.26 ft at 8:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 4.34 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 5.37 ft at 9:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 6.14 ft at 9:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 6.78 ft at 9:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 7.28 ft at 9:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 8.16 ft at 10:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 7.94 ft at 10:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 6.09 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4.63 ft at 1:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4.37 ft at 1:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4.12 ft at 1:45AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.46 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWSWG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:34AM Sep 22, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.46 ft at 2:30 AM EDT 22-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 22 ft
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NOTE: Flood stage level has recently changed.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Chattahoochee River at 0.76 mile upstream McGinnis Ferry near Suwanee. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 39
Moderate Flood Stage: 33
Flood Stage: 22
Action Stage: 20
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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(1) 1.66 ft on 09/27/2016

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22 Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at McGinnis Ferry Road. This will primarily affect the woodlands in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and a boat ramp just upstream of the McGinnis Ferry Road bridge.
20 Bankfull conditions occur along the river upstream and downstream from the gage at McGinnis Ferry Road.
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Latitude: 34.056389° N, Longitude: 84.109167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 22 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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NAVD88 886.3 ft 908.3 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
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