About this river
Little Cahaba River is an 8.7 mile river near Flip Side Watersports in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Cahaba River at Cah Bea RD near Cahaba Hts AL (site 02423414). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Little Cahaba River typically runs highest in March, at a median 104 cfs, and lowest in December, at 46 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,560 cfs, in 2014.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 33 to 135 | |
| February | 101 | 54 to 177 | |
| March | 104 | 69 to 168 | |
| April | 84 | 59 to 158 | |
| May | 59 | 46 to 81 | |
| June | 57 | 39 to 78 | |
| July | 56 | 38 to 79 | |
| August | 56 | 40 to 73 | |
| September | 62 | 44 to 74 | |
| October | 63 | 47 to 80 | |
| November | 50 | 29 to 66 | |
| December | 46 | 11 to 76 |
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 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Cahaba River at Cah Bea RD near Cahaba Hts AL (site 02423414). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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