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Flood-tracking chart for the Chattahoochee River Basin in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia

Jacob H. LaFontaine·Brian E. McCallum·Timothy C. Stamey·Caryl J. Wipperfurth
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies—operates a flood monitoring system in the Chattahoochee River Basin. This system is a network of 35 automated river stage stations that transmit stage data through satellite telemetry to the USGS Georgia Water Science Center in Atlanta. During floods, the public and emergency response agencies use this information to make decisions about road closures, evacuations, and other public safety issues. The emergency phone number for your area is listed under “Local flood emergency phone numbers.”

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 32.84267363195431° to 34.56990638085636° latitude; -85.4022216796875° to -83.0401611328125° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Jacob H. LaFontaine, Brian E. McCallum, Timothy C. Stamey, Caryl J. Wipperfurth. 2006. Flood-tracking chart for the Chattahoochee River Basin in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. https://doi.org/10.3133/gip34

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