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COOSA RIVER

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COOSA RIVER AT GADSDEN STEAM PLANT NR GADSDEN, AL

ETOWAH COUNTY, AL34.0140°N, -85.9702°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3,187cfs

GAUGE HT

21.86ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

7mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

3,187cfs

Optimal band: 3,125–4,229 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

30,081cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,715cfs

RUNNABLE

38%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

21.86ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

70°

MON

84°

72°

TUE

79°

71°

WED

86°

69°

THU

86°

70°

FRI

84°

72°

SAT

91°

71°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

85°

mild

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81°

83°

86°

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84°

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86°

84°

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76°

74°

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72°

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77°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph WSW

G 13 mph

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

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WSW

G12

WSW

G12

SSW

G12

G11

G19

G21

SSW

G20

G16

SSW

G14

G11

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G17

G10

SSE

ESE

G14

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G16

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G19

G21

G18

ESE

G17

ESE

G17

G15

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

SSE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

SSE

ESE

SSE

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

WSW

WNW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

15%

17%

21%

22%

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19%

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13%

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30%

33%

29%

31%

24%

53%

36%

60%

71%

25%

12%

49%

25%

52%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

98%

58%

100%

83%

97%

100%

93%

100%

72%

17%

92%

100%

51%

21%

100%

99%

100%

93%

52%

40%

33%

24%

11%

30%

23%

13%

14%

100%

98%

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65%

100%

77%

13%

19%

15%

23%

64%

100%

52%

62%

82%

97%

100%

91%

78%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:42 AM

SUNSET

07:56 PM

14H 14M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

34.0140, -85.9702

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

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