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Today's prediction

Chattahoochee River — Duluth / Johns Creek / Suwanee (Buford Dam → Medlock Bridge)

good
Score 65/100 · Thu, Nov 5
Weather
Live
MET Norway
Source
Buford Outflow
0.61 kcfs
USACE Buford Dam (Outflow)
Source
Release Schedule
62 MW peak
USACE Hydropower (Buford Dam)
Source
Water (E. coli + Turbidity)
200 cfu/100ml
USGS BacteriALERT (Medlock Bridge)
Source
Moon phase
Live
Conway lunar approximation

7-day outlook

Thu11/5
Today
good🌧️
Rain
0.05″
Last rain
none in 5d
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Releasepeak 6p · 62 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Fri11/6
fair☁️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Release · last Fripeak 4p · 62 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Sat11/7
poor☁️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Release · last Satpeak 12p · 43 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Sun11/8
good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Sunpeak 6p · 62 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Mon11/9
good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Monpeak 6p · 62 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Tue11/10
good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Tuepeak 2p · 62 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Wed11/11
good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
11/5 · 0.05″
E. coli
200
River stage
3.73 ft
Turbidity
12.5 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Wedpeak 3p · 120 MW
12a6a12p6p12a

Today's factors

Rain window
good

Only trace rain in the past 2 days (0.00″). Good clarity.

Dam release
prime

Outflow 613 cfs (0.6k) — prime wadeable flow.

Release timing
good

Spike falls outside 2am–2pm — peak 62 MW at 6pm (scheduled). River should settle by morning.

Water clarity (Medlock Bridge)
poor

E. coli: spiking. 200 cfu/100ml — rising sharply (14d range 58.0–200). Turbidity: spiking. 12.5 FNU — rising sharply (14d range 2.4–14.3).

River stage
good

Slightly elevated. Stage 3.73 ft (rising sharply, 14d median 2.30 ft).

Moon phase
fair

Mid-cycle moon — average influence on feeding.

Past week

ML model v120 · trained on 153 samples · R² 0.77
Blended 60% into forecast
Calibration · 3 logged trips: agreed on 3, over-rated 0, under-rated 0.
Forecasts tuned 3 pts lower (was over-rating)
DateRatingYour callScoreRain 2d (in)Peak MWPeak hrE. coliWeatherType
Thu, Nov 5
good
—650.00626p200Rainactual
Wed, Nov 4
fair
—620.501203p200Rainactual
Tue, Nov 3
good
—701.13622p77Rainactual
Mon, Nov 2
good
—702.13626p—Overcastactual
Sun, Nov 1
good
—710.00421a74Rainactual
Sat, Oct 31
poor
—540.154312p100Overcastactual
Fri, Oct 30
fair
—610.04624p89Overcastactual