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

Very Good
Score 91/100 · Wed, Jul 8
Weather
Live
MET Norway
Source
Buford Outflow
0.63 kcfs
USACE Buford Dam (Outflow)
Source
Release Schedule
47 MW peak
USACE Hydropower (Buford Dam)
Source
Water (E. coli + Turbidity)
140 cfu/100ml
USGS BacteriALERT (Medlock Bridge)
Source
Moon phase
Live
Conway lunar approximation

7-day outlook

Wed7/8
Today
Very Good🌤️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
none in 5d
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌗
Dam Releasepeak 11p · 47 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Thu7/9
Very Good🌧️
Rain
0.13″
Last rain
none in 5d
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Release · last Thupeak 5p · 49 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Fri7/10
Very Good🌧️
Rain
0.07″
Last rain
7/9 · 0.13″
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Release · last Fripeak 6p · 48 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Sat7/11
Very Good🌤️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
7/10 · 0.07″
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌘
Dam Release · last Satpeak 5p · 49 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Sun7/12
Very Good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
7/10 · 0.07″
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Sunpeak 1a · 47 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Mon7/13
Very Good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
7/10 · 0.07″
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Monpeak 6p · 47 MW
12a6a12p6p12a
Tue7/14
Very Good☀️
Rain
0.00″
Last rain
7/10 · 0.07″
E. coli
140
River stage
1.88 ft
Turbidity
3.4 FNU
Moon
🌑
Dam Release · last Tuepeak 4p · 41 MW
12a6a12p6p12a

Today's factors

Rain window
prime

No measurable rain in the past 4 days. Water should be clear.

Dam release
prime

Outflow 629 cfs (0.6k) — prime wadeable flow.

Release timing
good

Spike falls outside 2am–2pm — peak 47 MW at 11pm (scheduled). River should settle by morning.

Water clarity (Medlock Bridge)
prime

E. coli: deep in recent valley. 140 cfu/100ml — flat (14d range 91.0–6,500). Turbidity: deep in recent valley. 3.4 FNU — flat (14d range 1.7–135).

River stage
prime

Normal/low stage. Stage 1.88 ft (falling, 14d median 2.21 ft).

Moon phase
fair

Mid-cycle moon — average influence on feeding.

Past week

ML model · not trained yet. Click Retrain model once you have at least ~10 days of stored conditions.
Calibration · 1 logged trip: agreed on 1, over-rated 0, under-rated 0.
Forecasts no adjustment needed yet
DateRatingYour callScoreRain 2d (in)Peak MWPeak hrE. coliWeatherType
Sun, Jul 5
good
850.00446p98Clearforecast
Sat, Jul 4
good
850.00446p98Clearforecast
Fri, Jul 3
good
850.00446p98Clearforecast
Thu, Jul 2
good
880.00446p98Overcastforecast