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Flow updated 28 minutes agoSchedule updated 6 minutes ago

Buford Tailwater2:13 AM

Can you wade at Bowman's Island — Lower Pool Park?

No.

Leave the water

Water is rising or about to. Get out now.

Release expected to end

4:00 AM

High water at Bowman's Island — Lower Pool Park until ~4:30 AM

Do not enter the water.

If you're in it, walk to the bank now and keep moving uphill.

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Access point

Whole river
Bowman's Island — Lower Pool ParkWading & boats
Settles BridgeWading & boats
McGinnis FerryWading & boats
Suwanee CreekWading & boats
Abbotts Bridge (GA 120)Wading & boats
Medlock Bridge (GA 141)Wading & boats

Next 12 hours

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Not shown while you should be off the water.

Safety comes first — see the water status above.

Bowman's Island — Lower Pool Park

Water rises here: under 30 min after a release starts at the dam (published planning figure — varies with load and weather).Immediately below the dam — the published table starts at GA 20 (30–60 min). Treat the rise as immediate: this stretch is what the sirens are for.
Warning coverage: The dam's warning sirens are audible here.

Why this verdict

Dam is generating now at 42 MW. Expect high flow through Oct 25, 4:00 AM EDT.
Flow is 4300 CFS, above the 2500 CFS wading ceiling — regardless of the schedule.

Computed from data as of Oct 25, 1:45 AM · provisional gauge data

Weather: fetched Oct 25, 2:13 AM
Stocking report: last stocking Sep 25, 8:00 PM

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