TidalMapCoosa River at Gadsden 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 02400500 sits on the Coosa River and reads everything draining 5,805 square miles of the Middle Coosa basin. Its datum sits 486 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Coosa River at Gadsden Steam Plant near Gadsden, AL, reading 5,800 square miles.
Flood stages and record crests
The Coosa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 511 feet. The highest crest on record is 525.1 feet, in April 1886.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 511 ft |
| Minor flooding | 511 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 514 ft |
| Major flooding | 517 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1886 | 525.1 ft |
| July 1916 | 519.9 ft |
| April 1936 | 518.7 ft |
| February 1961 | 517.8 ft |
| January 1933 | 517.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GAPA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' HN Henry Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- HN Henry Dam 16 miles
- Weiss Dam 18 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosa River at Gadsden Steam Plant near Gadsden, AL
- Big Wills Creek near Reece City
- Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL
- Ohatchee Creek at Ohatchee, AL
- Coosa River at Leesburg AL
- Big Canoe Creek at Ashville AL
- Coosa River at Centre, AL
- Town Creek near Geraldine AL
- Terrapin Creek at Ellisville AL
- Little River near Blue Pond AL
- Choccolocco Creek near Boiling Spring, Alabama
- Blackburn Fork Little Warrior River near Holly Springs
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02400500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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