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CAHABA RIVER

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CAHABA RIVER NEAR HELENA AL

HELENA, AL33.2846°N, -86.8825°W Updated 56 min ago

FLOW RATE

139cfs

GAUGE HT

1.61ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

1mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

139cfs 64.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 93–125 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

139cfs

PERIOD LOW

103cfs

RUNNABLE

92%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.61ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

73°

MON

82°

73°

TUE

76°

71°

WED

87°

66°

THU

89°

69°

FRI

92°

72°

SAT

96°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

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86°

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83°

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82°

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WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WSW

G 15 mph

G15

WSW

G14

G15

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G15

G12

G11

WNW

WSW

G11

G15

G14

G19

SSW

G11

G13

G11

WNW

WSW

G10

WNW

G24

WNW

SSE

ENE

SSE

ESE

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

G10

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

G16

G20

G21

G18

SSE

G17

SSE

G15

G11

SSE

G13

SSE

G13

SSE

G14

SSE

G14

SSE

G11

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SSW

G10

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G11

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G11

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G14

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G12

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G12

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G11

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G10

G11

G12

G11

PRECIP

chance %

10%

17%

12%

13%

14%

21%

16%

24%

19%

30%

27%

20%

18%

15%

13%

10%

11%

10%

11%

12%

16%

24%

25%

31%

70%

61%

40%

52%

80%

24%

13%

47%

11%

34%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

69%

92%

77%

100%

90%

84%

100%

99%

87%

100%

81%

67%

51%

88%

62%

50%

74%

70%

80%

100%

10%

71%

100%

78%

80%

87%

98%

100%

85%

60%

38%

22%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1005

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:47 AM

SUNSET

07:58 PM

14H 11M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

6% illuminated

Station Location

33.2846, -86.8825

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 08:00 UTC

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