Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA

Muscogee County, Georgia · USGS gauge 02341460 · NWS CBUG1 · Chattahoochee River flood status · Georgia river levels

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Is Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA flooding right now?

Chattahoochee River at 14Th St, at Columbus, GA measured 16.54 ft on 2026-11-11 13:15:00 UTC. That observation was 10.5 ft below its 27 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
16.54 ft
as of 62 min ago
Streamflow
1,050 cfs
data refreshed 13 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 27 ft, with major flooding at 47 ft. The highest crest on record was 55.2 ft on Fri, Mar 15, 1929.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 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
Action25 ft8.5 ft below
Minor flood27 ft10.5 ft below
Moderate flood42 ft25.5 ft below
Major flood47 ft30.5 ft below

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Highest crests on record

StageDate
55.2 ft1929-03-15
52.6 ft1919-12-12
49.8 ft1961-02-26
48 ft1925-01-19
45.89 ft1964-04-08

Last 7 days

flood stage 27 ft

Past 7 days · 16.51–27.00 ft

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Chattahoochee River at Columbus, GA0.7 miMuscogee County
Chattahoochee River at US 280, near Columbus, GA1.4 miMuscogee County
Upatoi Creek at Ga 357, at Fort Benning, GA7.2 miChattahoochee County
Ochillee Creek at Ochillee, GA10.5 miChattahoochee County
Uchee Creek near Fort Mitchell, Al.10.8 miRussell 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.

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