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Coosa River at Gadsden Steam Plant near Gadsden, AL Water Level Today

Alabama · USGS gauge 02400496 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02400496 sits on the Coosa River and reads everything draining 5,800 square miles of the Middle Coosa basin. Its datum sits 486 feet above sea level NAVD88.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Coosa River at Adams Ferry Br near Ballplay, AL, reading 5,605 square miles. This gauge adds the 195 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Coosa River at Gadsden AL at 5,805 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 100% of the water measured there.

Dams near this gauge

The Army Corps' Weiss Dam is 16 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02400496. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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