Chattahoochee River — Metro Atlanta
🌲 Nat. Recreation Area🏔 Scenic River🐟 TU Conservation
Fulton / Cobb Co. · 48 mi · Class I–II
904CFS/ 2.74 ft
Optimal
→Stable
Water temp: 60°F
Optimal: 750–2500 CFS · USGS #02336000
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
48 mi
Length
Class I–II
Difficulty
750–2500 cfs
Optimal
2,400 cfs
Avg Flow
2,200 cfs
Hist. Median
#02336000
USGS Gauge
Chattahoochee River NRA (NPS), Georgia Scenic River · Trout Unlimited Conservation

Urban river through Atlanta's Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area — 48 miles of NPS-managed parkland through the heart of metro Atlanta. The most accessible paddling in the Southeast's largest city. Below Buford Dam the tailwater is Class I–II trout water and tubing country, with an urban whitewater reach from Roswell to Paces Ferry farther downstream.

Trip sections
Buford Dam to Roswell — Class I–II, trout water and tubing
Roswell to Paces Ferry — Class I–III, urban whitewater section
Paces Ferry to Peachtree Creek — Class I, flatwater urban float
Outfitters
Shoot the Hooch
Chattahoochee tubing and kayak rentals
High Country Outfitters
Atlanta paddling gear and Chattahoochee trips
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Data Quality

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