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Coosa River at Childersburg Observed crest: 401.28 ft at 12:00pm Feb 06 Observed: 397.53 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.53 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.56 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.53 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.54 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.56 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.57 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.57 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.6 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.64 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.66 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.69 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.74 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.81 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.89 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 397.96 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 398.08 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 398.21 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 398.37 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 398.56 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 398.68 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 398.82 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 398.95 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 399.1 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 399.22 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 399.36 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 399.44 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 399.52 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 399.6 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 399.69 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 399.74 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 399.79 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 399.85 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 400.13 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 400.4 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 400.63 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 400.81 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 400.96 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 401.1 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 401.23 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 401.3 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 401.39 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.44 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.55 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.61 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.65 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.67 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.7 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.72 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.72 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.74 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.74 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.74 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.73 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.74 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.71 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.73 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.7 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.71 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.69 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.67 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.66 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.66 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.65 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 401.63 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.59 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.59 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.58 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.56 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.52 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.53 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.53 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.53 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.51 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.49 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.49 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.47 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.46 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.44 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.44 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.42 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.41 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.38 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.38 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.37 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.34 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.33 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 401.32 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 401.28 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.28 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.25 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.25 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.21 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.23 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.19 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.18 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.13 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.12 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.09 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.08 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.07 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.05 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.02 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 401.01 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.99 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.97 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.95 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.93 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.92 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.87 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.87 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.82 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 400.82 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.8 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.76 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.71 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.72 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.69 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.68 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.65 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.63 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.61 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.58 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.6 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.54 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.5 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.46 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.44 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.4 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.39 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.36 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.36 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.33 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 400.33 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 400.3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.3 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.28 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.24 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.25 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.24 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.24 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.24 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.25 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.23 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.2 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.22 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.21 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.2 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.18 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.17 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.17 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.14 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.16 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.17 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.15 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.14 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.13 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 400.15 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.14 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.13 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.14 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.12 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.12 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.1 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.12 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.1 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.1 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.09 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.08 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.08 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.07 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.07 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.05 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.05 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.03 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.04 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.03 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 400.01 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 400.02 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 399.98 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 399.98 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 399.97 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.96 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.98 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.97 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.96 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.94 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.93 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.96 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.94 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.96 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.98 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.97 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 399.95 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 399.95 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 399.98 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 399.97 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 399.97 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 399.97 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 399.98 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 399.98 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 399.97 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.01 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.01 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.02 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.03 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.05 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.07 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.05 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.08 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.08 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.06 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.07 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 400.1 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 400.11 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 400.1 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 400.12 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 400.13 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 400.1 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 400.03 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (2:35pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed  USGS--Water Resources of the United States CHLA1 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 382.45 Latest observed value: 400.03 ft at 2:30 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 402.0 ft.   Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Coosa River at Childersburg are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Logan Martin Dam Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Lay Dam

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:410
Moderate Flood Stage:407
Flood Stage:402
Action Stage:402

Historical Crests
(1) 412.86 ft on 02/23/1961
(2) 412.55 ft on 03/30/1951
(3) 412.48 ft on 04/09/1938
(4) 411.44 ft on 04/14/1979
(5) 410.95 ft on 02/05/1936
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Low Water Records
(1) 390.0 ft on 04/20/1975

Coosa River at Childersburg location map

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412.0 WIDESPREAD RESIDENTIAL FLOODING OCCURS...AND EVACUATIONS ARE NEEDED
410.0 RESIDENTIAL AND STREET FLOODING BECOMES WIDESPREAD AS THE COOSA RIVER REACHES 410 FEET AND HIGHER. EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF FARMLANDS ALSO OCCURS
407.0 FLOODING OF SOME HOMES IN THE AREA BEGINS AT 407 FEET
402.0 FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS BEGINS AT 402 FEET. AT 404 FEET FLOODING OF SOME LOW LYING ROADS IN THE AREA BEGINS...AND THE YARDS OF SOME HOMES NEAR THE RIVER BECOME FLOODED

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Latitude: 33.290360° N, Longitude: 86.363429° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 402 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 382.45 ft 784.45 ft  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Childersburg
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Childersburg

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