RIVER GAUGE · CAHABA RIVER
Cahaba River near Whites Chapel
St. Clair County, Alabama
Water level1.14 ft
Flow—
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC (last recorded)
Minor flood8.5 ft2,500 cfs
Moderate flood17 ft9,017 cfs
Major flood20 ft12,500 cfs
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 20 ft
Water will begin to overtop the bridge on Whites Chapel Road.
- 17 ft
Much of the lower sections of the golf course are flooded. Water reaches a home on Mack Roper Road.
- 8.5 ft
Water overflows the golf course near hole 5 and threatens the irrigation pump.
When the water runs low
- 5 ft
Stage needed to inundate designated Gulf Sturgeon critical habitat below Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam.
- 3 ft
Temporary (not sustainable) operating level for of Scholz Power Plant
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