TidalMapLittle Cahaba River near Brierfield 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 02423800 sits on the Little Cahaba River and reads everything draining 147 square miles of the Cahaba basin. Its datum sits 314 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1958, 3 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 Cahaba River at Centreville AL at 1,027 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 14% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Little Cahaba River runs a median of 95 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 252 cfs, and October the leanest at 52 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,940 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 29 cfs in 2026.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 142 cfs | 149% |
| Feb | 202 cfs | 213% |
| Mar | 252 cfs | 266% |
| Apr | 195 cfs | 205% |
| May | 127 cfs | 134% |
| Jun | 102 cfs | 107% |
| Jul | 92 cfs | 97% |
| Aug | 75 cfs | 79% |
| Sep | 62 cfs | 65% |
| Oct | 52 cfs | 54% |
| Nov | 59 cfs | 62% |
| Dec | 64 cfs | 68% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1958 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Cahaba River near West Blocton AL
- Cahaba River at Centreville AL
- Cahaba River near Helena AL
- Shades Creek near Greenwood AL
- Buck Creek near Pelham, Ala
- Cahaba Valley Creek at Cross Creek Rd at Pelham, AL
- Cahaba River near Acton AL
- Cahaba Valley Creek at Indian Trail Rd near Indian Sprs
- Cahaba River near Hoover, AL
- Valley Creek near Bessemer, AL
- Valley Creek below Brighton, Ala
- Walnut Creek above Clanton, Ala
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02423800. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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