Cahaba River at Trussville, Al.

USGS Site No: 02423130 • Cahaba River • Jefferson County, AL

Cahaba River at Trussville, Al. on the Cahaba River is currently at 7 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.81 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Cahaba River ↓
Cahaba River Near Whites Chapel AL
7
CFS Discharge
1.81
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1
25th Low threshold 5
50th (Median) Normal (median) 12 Today: 7 cfs
75th High threshold 26
95th Very High threshold 67

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

1.4k 675 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 9 1.88
May 27, 2026 11 1.91
May 26, 2026 20 2.07
May 25, 2026 19 2.05
May 24, 2026 35 2.16
May 23, 2026 3 1.68
May 22, 2026 3 1.70
May 21, 2026 1 1.59
May 20, 2026 1 1.56
May 19, 2026 1 1.59
May 18, 2026 1 1.55
May 17, 2026 1 1.56
May 16, 2026 1 1.59
May 15, 2026 2 1.61
Apr 20, 2026 1 1.64
Apr 19, 2026 3 1.69
Apr 18, 2026 2 1.66
Apr 17, 2026 2 1.65
Apr 16, 2026 2 1.66
Apr 15, 2026 2 1.68
Apr 14, 2026 3 1.71
Apr 13, 2026 3 1.72
Apr 12, 2026 4 1.74
Apr 11, 2026 6 1.81
Apr 10, 2026 5 1.77
Apr 9, 2026 6 1.83
Apr 8, 2026 8 1.87
Apr 7, 2026 9 1.89
Apr 6, 2026 10 1.93
Apr 5, 2026 18 2.07

Station Information

USGS Site No
02423130
State
AL
County
Jefferson County
Coordinates
33.6223, -86.5994
Drainage Area
20 mi²
Datum (ft)
673.5
HUC Code
03150202
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
471 cfs
Mar 12, 2026
Min discharge
0 cfs
Dec 28, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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