TidalMapCoosa River at Childersburg AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02407000 sits on the Coosa River and reads everything draining 8,392 square miles of the Lower Coosa basin. Its datum sits 382 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1914, 74 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Coosa River at Gaston Steam Plant near Wilsonville at 8,588 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Coosa River runs a median of 7,170 cfs at this gauge across 74 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 19,700 cfs, and October the leanest at 3,810 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 143,000 cfs in 1951, and the lowest is 378 cfs in 1975.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15,500 cfs | 216% |
| Feb | 19,700 cfs | 275% |
| Mar | 19,700 cfs | 275% |
| Apr | 17,300 cfs | 241% |
| May | 9,340 cfs | 130% |
| Jun | 6,870 cfs | 96% |
| Jul | 5,860 cfs | 82% |
| Aug | 5,300 cfs | 74% |
| Sep | 3,945 cfs | 55% |
| Oct | 3,810 cfs | 53% |
| Nov | 4,600 cfs | 64% |
| Dec | 8,860 cfs | 124% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1914 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Coosa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 402 feet. The highest crest on record is 412.9 feet, in February 1961.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 402 ft |
| Minor flooding | 402 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 407 ft |
| Major flooding | 410 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1961 | 412.9 ft |
| March 1951 | 412.6 ft |
| April 1938 | 412.5 ft |
| April 1979 | 411.4 ft |
| February 1936 | 410.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHLA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Logan Martin Dam is 9 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Logan Martin Dam 9 miles
- Lay Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosa River at Gaston Steam Plant near Wilsonville
- Shirtee Creek near Odena, Alabama
- Yellowleaf Creek near Westover, AL
- Talladega Creek at Alpine AL
- Kelly Creek near Vincent AL
- Little Cahaba River below Leeds, AL
- Little Cahaba River near Jefferson Park, AL
- Cahaba River near Whites Chapel AL
- Little Cahaba River at Cah Bea Rd near Cahaba Hts AL
- Choccolocco Creek at Jackson Shoal near Lincoln AL
- Hatchet Creek below Rockford AL
- Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02407000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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