Coosa River level at Childersburg
Alabama · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02407000 — COOSA RIVER AT CHILDERSBURG AL · NWS forecast point CHLA1
Reading taken · as of 18 min ago
About normal for the date
At 4,220 CFS, this gauge is running 108% of normal for mid-September — close to the 3,900 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 74 years of record (1914–2026).
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Flood stages at Childersburg
National Weather Service categories for gauge CHLA1, WFO BMX. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 410.0 ft
- 410.0 ft Several homes and steets along Edgewood Drive, Woodside Street and Canal Street begin to flood. Flooding along 4th Ave Northeast begins as backwater develops from Tallaseehatchee Creek. Water approaches a few houses along River Run Road and River Run Circle. Water covers sections of Chancellor Ferry Cove with several homes affected. Watercross Drive is flooded with several homes in the area of State Route 76 and Cosper Bend at risk. The west side of River Run Rd is flooded along with some homes.
- 412.0 ft Widespread residential flooding occurs...and evacuations are needed.
- 415.0 ft Exceptional flooding in the Chancellor Ferry area. Flood waters reach homes north of Cosper Bend and reach the edge of State Route 76 with flooding possible north of 76 in farmland areas of Deer Lick Branch. Areas along Talladega Creek from the Skeet Club to baseball field see extensive flooding.
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Moderate flood 407.0 ft
- 407.0 ft Houses at Woodside Street become susceptible to flooding.
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Minor flood 402.0 ft
- 402.0 ft Flooding of low lying areas begins.
- 404.0 ft Water begins to approach or cover a few low lying roads. Yards of a few homes near the river begin to flood. Areas along Edgewood Drive are particularly vulnerable. Farmland between 4th Ave Northeast and State Route 76 in Childersburg begins to flood.
- 405.0 ft Yards begin to flood along sections of Woodside Street, Canal Street, River Run Circle and River Run Road. Several yards near State Route 76 (Klein Road) and Watercross Drive and Chancellor Ferry Cove flood. Extensive flooding of farm and foreast land from Prince Island to Cosper Bend flood.
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Action 402.0 ft
- 402.0 ft Flooding of low lying areas begins.
- 404.0 ft Water begins to approach or cover a few low lying roads. Yards of a few homes near the river begin to flood. Areas along Edgewood Drive are particularly vulnerable. Farmland between 4th Ave Northeast and State Route 76 in Childersburg begins to flood.
- 405.0 ft Yards begin to flood along sections of Woodside Street, Canal Street, River Run Circle and River Run Road. Several yards near State Route 76 (Klein Road) and Watercross Drive and Chancellor Ferry Cove flood. Extensive flooding of farm and foreast land from Prince Island to Cosper Bend flood.
- Right now 13.61 ft
Flow history at Childersburg
Daily values from USGS 02407000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for CHLA1 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Childersburg
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 412.86 ft | 140,000 CFS | Feb 23, 1961 |
| 412.55 ft | 146,000 CFS | Mar 30, 1951 |
| 412.48 ft | 136,000 CFS | Apr 9, 1938 |
| 411.44 ft | 150,000 CFS | Apr 14, 1979 |
| 410.95 ft | 130,000 CFS | Feb 5, 1936 |
| 410.75 ft | 136,000 CFS | Nov 30, 1948 |
| 409.40 ft | 127,000 CFS | Jan 21, 1947 |
| 407.41 ft | — | May 9, 2003 |
| 407.07 ft | 110,000 CFS | Mar 17, 1990 |
| 405.62 ft | 98,500 CFS | Dec 19, 1962 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Coosa River at Childersburg
In Alabama, below Logan Martin Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Logan Martin Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Coosa River at Childersburg — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Logan Martin Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Coosa River at Childersburg high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 3,900 CFS, from 74 years of record (1914–2026). Today is 108% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02407000 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for CHLA1 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.