Chattahoochee River at Powers Island

Sandy Springs, Georgia

This sampling site is located in the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). There are hiking and biking trails, picnic tables, restrooms and a large parking lot.

Tests are taken weekly and results are updated to SWIM GUIDE each Friday. Real-time water quality information can be viewed at https://www2.usgs.gov/water/southatlantic/ga/bacteria/

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Meets water quality standards
Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on June 23th, 2022. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on June 27th, 2022 at 12:35 PM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Samples are collected weekly and analyzed from three locations in a partnership between the National Park Service, United States Geological Survey and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. When new sample data is available, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper updates SWIM Guide.

A test does not meet water quality standards when a presumptive E. coli level has a EPA Beach Action Value higher than 235 MPN/100ml.

Real-time advisories based on turbidity levels can be viewed by following this link: https://www2.usgs.gov/water/southatlantic/ga/bacteria/

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Chattahoochee River @ Medlock Bridge Norcross, Georgia	Norcross, Georgia	Current Status
Chattahoochee River at West Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia	Current Status
Tanyard Creek Ramp Acworth, Georgia	Acworth, Georgia	Current Status
Old Hwy 41 #1 Day Use Area Acworth, Georgia	Acworth, Georgia	Current Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Chattahoochee River @ Medlock Bridge

Norcross, Georgia

Current Status

Chattahoochee River at West Paces Ferry Road

Atlanta, Georgia

Current Status

Tanyard Creek Ramp

Acworth, Georgia

Current Status

Old Hwy 41 #1 Day Use Area

Acworth, Georgia

Current Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.