Coosa River in Alabama
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Around Coosa River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Coosa River is a 53.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Coosa River Mayos Bar near Rome, GA (site 02397000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Coosa River typically runs highest in March, at a median 8,250 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2,490 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 64,200 cfs, in 1990.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7,000 | 4,140 to 11,200 |
| February | 7,510 | 4,790 to 13,000 |
| March | 8,250 | 5,660 to 14,700 |
| April | 6,855 | 4,680 to 11,800 |
| May | 5,400 | 3,780 to 8,330 |
| June | 3,745 | 2,780 to 5,100 |
| July | 3,090 | 2,340 to 4,700 |
| August | 2,780 | 2,000 to 3,840 |
| September | 2,515 | 1,750 to 3,535 |
| October | 2,490 | 1,750 to 3,900 |
| November | 3,125 | 2,055 to 4,895 |
| December | 4,990 | 3,220 to 8,370 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Coosa River Mayos Bar near Rome, GA (site 02397000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Coosa River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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