Coosa River in Alabama
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Coosa River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coosa River at Childersburg AL (site 02407000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Coosa River typically runs highest in March, at a median 19,700 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3,810 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 143,000 cfs, in 1951.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15,500 | 9,110 to 29,900 |
| February | 19,700 | 11,900 to 35,300 |
| March | 19,700 | 13,100 to 36,700 |
| April | 17,300 | 10,345 to 28,350 |
| May | 9,340 | 6,700 to 15,300 |
| June | 6,870 | 5,230 to 10,150 |
| July | 5,860 | 4,250 to 9,370 |
| August | 5,300 | 3,880 to 7,390 |
| September | 3,945 | 3,070 to 5,755 |
| October | 3,810 | 2,840 to 6,440 |
| November | 4,600 | 3,315 to 7,905 |
| December | 8,860 | 4,950 to 18,100 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coosa River at Childersburg AL (site 02407000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Coosa River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Higgins FerryCoosa River - Mitchell LakePublic
- Paint CreekCoosa River - Lay LakePublic
- ChildersburgCoosa River - Lay LakePublic
- Glover's FerryCoosa River - Lay LakePublic
- Kelly CreekCoosa River - Lay LakePublic
- Neely HenryCoosa River - Neely Henry LakePublic
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