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Chattahoochee River at West Point

Highest listed crest 29.25 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft34 crests since 1886

The Chattahoochee River at West Point crested at major flood stage 14 times among the 34 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1886 to 2023. The highest, 29.25 ft on December 10, 1919, was major flooding, 12.25 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Chattahoochee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.25 ft
December 10, 1919; 134,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
14
4th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 27, 2023
17.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Troup County
Near Valley (5.3 mi), LaGrange (12.8 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Chattahoochee River at West Point
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.03Mar 27, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.017Jan 12, 1972Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.014May 8, 2003Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

34 crests from 1886 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chattahoochee River at West Point, 1886 to 2023 15202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Apr 1, 1886: 25.60 ft, major flooding; 92,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1900: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1901: 25.00 ft, major flooding; 88,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1903: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 66,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1909: 19.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1912: 22.90 ft, major flooding; 73,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1916: 22.10 ft, major flooding; 64,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1917: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1918: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 63,700 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1919: 29.25 ft, major flooding; 134,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1921: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1922: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 54,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1922: 19.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 19, 1925: 24.60 ft, major flooding; 90,300 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1929: 25.40 ft, major flooding; 87,600 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1932: 21.70 ft, major flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1936: 22.90 ft, major flooding; 75,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1938: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 63,900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1943: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1945: 20.40 ft, moderate flooding; 65,700 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1946: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 19.60 ft, moderate flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 22.40 ft, major flooding; 61,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 24.90 ft, major flooding; 94,400 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1961: 19.79 ft, moderate flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1964: 19.98 ft, moderate flooding; 55,300 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1971: 21.30 ft, major flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1972: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 57,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1990: 17.80 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2003: 23.23 ft, major flooding; 75,100 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2009: 18.92 ft, minor flooding; 54,644 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2023: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 47,242 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.25 ft, Dec 10, 1919 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chattahoochee River at West Point 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 4 1910s: 5 1920s: 5 1930s: 3 1940s: 6 6 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 2 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Chattahoochee River at West Point
1Dec 10, 191929.25+12.25Major134,000
2Apr 1, 188625.60+8.60Major92,800
3Mar 15, 192925.40+8.40Major87,600
4Dec 30, 190125.00+8.00Major88,600
5Feb 26, 196124.90+7.90Major94,400
6Jan 19, 192524.60+7.60Major90,300
7May 8, 200323.23+6.23Major75,100
8Mar 16, 191222.90+5.90Major73,400
9Apr 8, 193622.90+5.90Major75,400
10Nov 29, 194822.40+5.40Major61,900
11Jul 10, 191622.10+5.10Major64,500
12Dec 30, 193221.70+4.70Major58,600
13Mar 3, 197121.30+4.30Major57,900
14Dec 23, 191821.00+4.00Major63,700
15Jan 12, 197220.90+3.90Moderate57,400
16Apr 25, 194520.40+3.40Moderate65,700
17Apr 9, 193820.20+3.20Moderate63,900
18Mar 22, 194220.20+3.20Moderate64,200
19Mar 22, 194320.20+3.20Moderate64,200
20Feb 9, 190320.10+3.10Moderate66,100
21Apr 7, 196419.98+2.98Moderate55,300
22Dec 13, 196119.79+2.79Moderate47,200
23Mar 28, 191719.60+2.60Moderate51,400
24Mar 11, 192219.60+2.60Moderate54,800
25Mar 21, 192219.60+2.60Moderate—
26Jan 12, 194619.60+2.60Moderate59,700
27Jan 21, 194719.60+2.60Moderate47,200
28Feb 14, 190019.50+2.50Moderate63,300
29Apr 6, 195719.50+2.50Moderate46,800
30Feb 10, 192119.30+2.30Moderate53,000
31Mar 11, 190919.00+2.00Moderate—
32Sep 25, 200918.92+1.92Minor54,644
33Mar 19, 199017.80+0.80Minor—
34Mar 27, 202317.24+0.24Minor47,242

The worst floods along the Chattahoochee River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Chattahoochee River that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 10, 1919: 29.25 ft here, major flooding

April 1, 1886: 25.60 ft here, major flooding

March 15, 1929: 25.40 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Chattahoochee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Chattahoochee River
HelenGA6.012.00 ft, Aug 23, 19672
CorneliaGA14.020.63 ft, Oct 11, 20200
Highway 141 near NorcrossGA12.027.70 ft, Jan 8, 194613
RoswellGA9.011.96 ft, Sep 21, 20090
Morgan Falls Dam near RoswellGA821.0827.01 ft, Sep 22, 20091
US 41 at AtlantaGA14.028.59 ft, Sep 22, 20095
AtlantaGA14.029.00 ft, Dec 10, 191913
GA 280 near AtlantaGA24.035.98 ft, Sep 22, 20093
FairburnGA20.031.60 ft, Dec 10, 19192
WhitesburgGA17.029.74 ft, Sep 23, 20093
GA 100 at FranklinGA23.030.55 ft, Sep 24, 20091
West Point this gaugeGA17.029.25 ft, Dec 10, 191914
14th Street at ColumbusAL27.055.20 ft, Mar 15, 19294
W.F. George Lock and DamAL134.0158.50 ft, Mar 17, 19290
George W. Andrews Lock and Dam (USACE)GA106.0128.28 ft, Mar 18, 19291

Other gauges in Troup County

Flood gauges in Troup County
Hammett Road below Hogansville8.013.81 ft, Dec 25, 20150

Troup County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTPG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.