USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02341505 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AT US 280, NEAR COLUMBUS, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°27'11", long 84°59'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Muscogee County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03130003, on downstream side of bridge on US 280.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4,670 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: January 2002 to June 2014 (discontinued).
GAGE-HEIGHT: November 1986 to June 2014 (discontinued).
WATER VELOCITY: January 2002 to June 2014 (discontinued).
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder and an acoustic velocity meter. Datum of gage is 183.14 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 150,000 cfs, May 9, 2003; maximum gage-height recorded, 39.95 feet, May 9, 2003; minimum daily discharge, 938 cfs, September 20, 2010.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 2002 to September 2009. October 2010 to October 2013 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.