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Coosa River at Gadsden Observed crest: 509.22 ft at 3:00pm Feb 08 Observed: 508.21 ft at 2:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.21 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.21 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.21 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.23 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.22 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.22 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.22 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.22 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.24 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.25 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.24 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.26 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.27 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.28 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.3 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.34 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.38 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.44 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 508.52 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 508.59 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 508.66 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 508.73 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 508.83 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 508.93 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.02 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.09 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.16 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.23 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.31 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.36 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.44 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.48 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.49 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.51 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.52 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.53 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.54 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.55 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.57 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.57 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 509.58 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 509.58 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.58 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.59 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.57 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.57 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.57 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.56 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.55 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.54 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.51 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.5 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.49 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.47 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.45 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.45 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.42 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.39 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.38 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.35 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.34 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.31 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.29 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.26 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.25 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 509.23 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509.21 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 509.19 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509.17 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 509.14 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509.12 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 509.09 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509.08 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 509.05 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509.02 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 509.02 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 509 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.98 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.97 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.94 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.91 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.9 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.87 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.87 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.83 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.82 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.81 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.77 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 508.75 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 508.76 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.73 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.71 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.7 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.68 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.66 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.64 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.62 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.6 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.59 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.58 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.56 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.56 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.54 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.53 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.52 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.5 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.49 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.48 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.47 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.46 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.44 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.43 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.41 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 508.41 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.39 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.39 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.37 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.35 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.35 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.33 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.34 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.31 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.3 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.29 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.28 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.26 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.25 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.23 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.21 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.21 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.19 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.18 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.16 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.15 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.14 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.12 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 508.11 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 508.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.08 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.07 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.05 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.05 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.03 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.01 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.98 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.96 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.95 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.94 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.92 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.92 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.92 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.92 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.92 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.93 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.96 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 507.99 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.01 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.04 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.07 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.1 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 508.14 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.18 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.22 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.26 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.31 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.34 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.39 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.44 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.47 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.53 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.58 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.6 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.66 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.7 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.79 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.82 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.87 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.9 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 508.94 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 508.96 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 509.02 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 509.04 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 509.08 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 509.11 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.15 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.17 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.19 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.2 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.21 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.22 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.21 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.19 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.2 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.19 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.18 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.18 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.14 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.14 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.14 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.13 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.1 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.08 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.08 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.04 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.02 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 509.02 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 508.98 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 508.98 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.96 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.94 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.91 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.9 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.87 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.86 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.85 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.83 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.8 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.78 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.79 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.77 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.74 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.74 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.73 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.73 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.72 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.7 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.7 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.69 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.69 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 508.68 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 508.67 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 508.66 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 508.67 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 508.67 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (1:35pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed GAPA1 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: n/a Latest observed value: 508.67 ft at 1:30 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 511.0 ft.   Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Coosa River at Gadsden are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:517
Moderate Flood Stage:514
Flood Stage:511
Action Stage:511

Historical Crests
(1) 525.10 ft on 04/06/1886
(2) 519.90 ft on 07/15/1916
(3) 518.70 ft on 04/11/1936
(4) 517.80 ft on 02/26/1961
(5) 517.50 ft on 01/02/1933
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Low Water Records
(1) 486.0 ft on 10/20/1904

Coosa River at Gadsden location map

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520.0 WIDESPREAD AND SEVERE RESIDENTIAL FLOODING IN GADSDEN AND ADJACENT AREAS ALONG THE COOSA RIVER OCCURS WHEN THE COOSA RIVER REACHES 520 FEET
517.0 LOW ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 411 BEGIN TO FLOOD WHEN THE RIVER LEVEL REACHES 517 FEET. CONSIDERABLE RESIDENTIAL FLOODING ALSO OCCURS AT THIS LEVEL
514.0 CONSIDERABLE RESIDENTIAL FLOODING OCCURS IN GADSDEN AND ADJACENT AREAS ALONG THE COOSA RIVER WHEN THE RIVER LEVEL REACHES 514 FEET
512.0 SOME RESIDENTIAL FLOODING BEGINS IN THE GADSDEN AREA WHEN THE COOSA RIVER REACHES 512 FEET
511.0 LOW LYING FARMLANDS IN THE GADSDEN AREA BEGIN TO FLOOD AT 511 FEET

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Latitude: 34.013574° N, Longitude: 85.970566° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 511 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
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(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 0 ft 511 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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