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Tennessee River at Chattanooga Stage (ft)Observed: 630.97 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.22 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.91 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.33 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.46 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.02 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.37 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.32 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.4 ft at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 631.49 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.07 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.28 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.55 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 632.24 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.83 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.53 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.53 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.58 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.87 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 632.43 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 632.84 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 633.09 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 633.27 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 632.73 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 632.26 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.86 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.6 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.43 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.25 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.11 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.36 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.34 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 631.2 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.03 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 630.89 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 630.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 630.81 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 630.9 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 630.97 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.11 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.98 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 632.23 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 632.43 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 632.59 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 632.23 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.73 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.41 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.22 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.35 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.68 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.53 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.11 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.93 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.83 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.86 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.89 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.9 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 630.86 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.03 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.53 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.67 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.75 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.55 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.73 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.83 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.93 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.84 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.8 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 631.81 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 632.02 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 632.27 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 632.37 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 632.37 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 632.28 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.79 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.8 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.83 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.74 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.96 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 632.13 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 632.79 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 633.27 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 633.53 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 633.76 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 633.28 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 632.87 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 632.38 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 632.03 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.85 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.51 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.75 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.83 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.92 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.72 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 631.39 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.29 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.17 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.32 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.47 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 631.65 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 632.33 ft 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 631.14 ft 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Forecast: 631.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 631.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 631.36 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 631.35 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 631.33 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 630.84 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 630.62 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 630.59 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 630.58 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 630.57 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024CHAT1(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (7:30AM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 11:27PM Mar 27)Latest observed value: 631.65 ft at 6:00 AM EDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 651.1 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tennessee River at Chattanooga are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 655
Moderate Flood Stage: 653
Flood Stage: 651.1
Action Stage: 649
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 678.90 ft on 03/11/1867
(2) 674.80 ft on 03/01/1875
(3) 657.98 ft on 03/18/1973
(4) 657.20 ft on 05/08/2003
(5) 651.38 ft on 04/20/1998
(6) 651.36 ft on 07/08/2013
(7) 651.14 ft on 02/24/2019

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 651.14 ft on 02/24/2019
(2) 651.36 ft on 07/08/2013
(3) 657.20 ft on 05/08/2003
(4) 651.38 ft on 04/20/1998
(5) 657.98 ft on 03/18/1973
(6) 674.80 ft on 03/01/1875
(7) 678.90 ft on 03/11/1867

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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678.9 Flood of record, March 11, 1867.
655 Major flooding begins.
653 Moderate flooding begins.
651.1 Flooding begins.
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610 ft Municipal and industrial water intakes could experience operational issues below this elevation.
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Latitude: 35.056111° N, Longitude: 85.306389° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 651.1 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
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(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available 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 621 ft 651 ft  

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