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Cahaba River
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CAHABA RIVER
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CAHABA RIVER NEAR HOOVER, AL

HOOVER, AL33.3693°N, -86.7842°W Updated 49 min ago
FLOW RATE
442cfs
GAUGE HT
5.05ft
WATER TEMP
24°F
AIR TEMP
70°F
WIND
1mph NE
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
442cfs 21.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 429–581 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
571cfs
PERIOD LOW
424cfs
RUNNABLE
98%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.05ft

Water Temperature

23.7°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

31.1in

+16% vs normal

31.1 in of precipitation so far this year, 16% above the 30-year normal of 26.83 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

31.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.2–33.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+16%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 7.93" · normal 4.89" (2.6–7.1)
Jan
Feb: 2.40" · normal 5.10" (2.7–7.2)
Feb
Mar: 3.85" · normal 5.54" (3.2–8.4)
Mar
Apr: 3.67" · normal 4.31" (2.4–6.1)
Apr
May: 7.49" · normal 3.79" (1.6–6.6)
May
Jun: 5.76" (so far)· normal 4.11" (1.5–6.4)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.39" (1.9–7.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.75" (1.6–5.4)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.26" (1.0–6.6)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.30" (0.4–7.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.91" (2.4–6.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.03" (3.5–8.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:04 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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100210001002100310051002100210031003100010011002100299910001001100299910001001
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:39 AM
SUNSET
08:00 PM
14H 21M OF DAYLIGHT7H 56M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waxing Gibbous
79% illuminated

Station Location

33.3693, -86.7842
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-25 12:04 UTC
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