Before The Horn

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Flow updated 43 minutes agoSchedule updated 6 minutes ago

Buford TailwaterSep 8, 10:13 PM EDT

When should you fish at Suwanee Creek?

Prime.

The drop is on — conditions line up right now.

Through about 10:13 AM.

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Flow

613cfs

steady · Typical between releases.

Next release

20h 46m

until release
48 MW at Wed 7:00 PM

Conditions clear

Can you wade at Suwanee Creek? Yes. Per published data as of 10:13 PM. No generation inside the planning window. Verify before heading out.

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Next release

7:00 PM

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 hoursNo release on the published schedule

Why — the factors

SlowFairGoodPrime

Next drop window: from about 10:30 PM onward — later farther downstream.

An estimate of fishing conditions — never a signal to enter the water. The water status decides that.

Suwanee Creek

Water rises here: No published figure for this point.No published figure for this point. It sits between McGinnis Ferry (1:45–2:00) and Abbotts Bridge (3:15–4:30) — assume water can arrive as early as about 1 hour 45 minutes after a release.
Warning coverage: The dam's sirens are not reliably audible here — the USACE Mobile District schedule and this app are the warning.

Why this verdict

Flow is 613 CFS and steady.
Next generation not until Sep 9, 7:00 PM EDT.
Always verify with USACE Mobile District before wading.

Computed from data as of Sep 8, 9:30 PM · provisional gauge data

Weather: fetched Sep 8, 10:13 PM
Stocking report: last stocking Aug 30, 8:00 PM

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Weather

75°F

Mostly Clear

Stocking

9d ago

Last stocked Aug 30 fresh

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Release Fishing forecast (darker = better) Good light