Cahaba River
River in Alabama, read from 11 USGS gauges, draining about 1,766 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
3,170
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
579
cfs median, 74 yrs
Water temp
78
°F · 7d ago
Gage height
7.87
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 579 cfs over 74 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 423 and 810 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Cahaba River
Cahaba River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Chattahoochee River (148 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: active |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: peak | December: peak |
| Scud | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sculpin | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Sowbug | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Cahaba River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.