About this river
Cahaba River is a 49.6 mile river near Limestone Park Canoe Rental in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cahaba River near West Blocton AL (site 02423647). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1976 to 1984
Cahaba River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,330 cfs, and lowest in October, at 118 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,100 cfs, in 1976.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,300 | 771 to 2,350 | |
| February | 952 | 566 to 2,000 | |
| March | 1,330 | 757 to 4,040 | |
| April | 1,175 | 551 to 2,510 | |
| May | 615 | 321 to 1,640 | |
| June | 248 | 171 to 417 | |
| July | 185 | 131 to 284 | |
| August | 159 | 122 to 276 | |
| September | 128 | 91 to 315 | |
| October | 118 | 80 to 539 | |
| November | 183 | 87 to 577 | |
| December | 437 | 234 to 1,360 |
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 9 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cahaba River near West Blocton AL (site 02423647). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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