Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee Fla

Gadsden County, Florida · USGS gauge 02358000 · NWS CHAF1 · Apalachicola River flood status · Florida river levels

Is Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee Fla flooding right now?

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee Fla measured 39.78 ft on 2026-09-22 21:15:00 UTC. That observation was 23.2 ft below its 63 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
39.78 ft
as of 20 min ago
Streamflow
7,680 cfs
data refreshed 4 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 63 ft, with major flooding at 74 ft. The highest crest on record was 76.56 ft on Thu, Mar 12, 1998.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action56 ft16.2 ft below
Minor flood63 ft23.2 ft below
Moderate flood69 ft29.2 ft below
Major flood74 ft34.2 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
76.56 ft1998-03-12
76.21 ft1994-07-10
74.04 ft1990-03-21
73.28 ft2015-12-29
71.89 ft2020-03-09

Last 7 days

Past 7 days · 39.38–41.57 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Apalachicola River below Woodruff Dam, near Sneads, FL0.3 miJackson County
Spring Creek near Reynoldsville, GA15.4 miDecatur County
Quincy Creek at State Hwy 267 at Quincy, Fla.17.9 miGadsden County
Telogia Creek near Bristol, Fla.19.4 miLiberty County
St. Matthews Church Branch near Quincy, Fl.21.4 miGadsden County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast