Coosa River level at Leesburg
Alabama · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02399500 — COOSA RIVER AT LEESBURG AL
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
About normal for the date
At 563.22 ft, this gauge is running 100% of normal for mid-September — close to the 563 ft median USGS has recorded for this date across 8 years of record (2017–2025).
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Flow history at Leesburg
Daily values from USGS 02399500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Coosa River at Leesburg
In Alabama, below Weiss 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 Weiss Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Coosa River at Leesburg — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Weiss 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 Leesburg high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for mid-September here is 563 ft, from 8 years of record (2017–2025). Today is 100% 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 02399500 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.