Printer Friendly Chattahoochee (Columbus Metro)

Chattahoochee (Columbus Metro)


Stretch: North Highlands Dam to Good Wave
Difficulty: Class II to III+ (IV to IV+)
Distance: 2.0 miles
Flows: Base (1,000cfs) to ?0,000 cfs (Max controlled flow is 4 generators and 12,000 cfs). Current USGS in Columbus gauge. Current Georiga Power 3-day forecast 3-day forecast set to "North Highlands"
Gradient: 16 fpm (half the gradient is in the final third of a mile)
Put-in: Access Below North Highlands Dam, just above the Ambush Wave. Other optional park and play put-in options exist. Look at the embedded map for that.
Take-out: Access near or at Waveshapper Island
Shuttle: 2.6 miles, (10 minutes one-way)
Season: Year round.
Written: © 2020
Featured in Video A Wet State #157

A Wet State - Home Page