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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 17 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2,900cfs

GAUGE HT

21.88ft

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

6mph WSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

2,900cfs

Optimal band: 2,465–3,335 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3,385cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,347cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

21.88ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

70°

MON

84°

72°

TUE

80°

71°

WED

87°

68°

THU

90°

69°

FRI

93°

72°

SAT

94°

76°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

86°

mild

86°

84°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

74°

77°

78°

80°

81°

82°

84°

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83°

84°

83°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

77°

79°

80°

79°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

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71°

70°

69°

68°

70°

73°

76°

81°

84°

86°

85°

87°

85°

81°

80°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

75°

79°

83°

85°

88°

89°

90°

85°

82°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

75°

78°

82°

86°

89°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph WSW

G 11 mph

G11

WSW

G11

WNW

G12

SSW

G14

G13

WSW

G11

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

G17

G10

SSE

ESE

G14

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G16

ENE

G19

G21

G18

G17

G15

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G11

G10

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

G11

G12

WSW

WNW

WSW

G13

WNW

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

G15

G14

G15

NNW

G12

NNW

G13

WNW

NNW

G11

G12

PRECIP

chance %

26%

21%

17%

15%

16%

13%

24%

20%

13%

10%

11%

10%

17%

25%

30%

31%

33%

32%

36%

35%

28%

27%

25%

53%

36%

60%

71%

25%

12%

49%

25%

52%

19%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

93%

100%

84%

100%

83%

97%

100%

93%

100%

91%

90%

100%

57%

100%

96%

100%

84%

75%

22%

64%

100%

94%

51%

63%

84%

100%

45%

100%

78%

36%

100%

94%

35%

13%

14%

17%

11%

10%

11%

30%

42%

57%

50%

100%

30%

100%

80%

38%

17%

14%

37%

77%

90%

70%

68%

61%

60%

73%

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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