USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02399500 COOSA RIVER AT LEESBURG, AL
LOCATION - Lat 34°10'36", long 85°45'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Cherokee County, AL, Hydrologic Unit 03150105, at bridge on U.S. Highway 411, in pool in Weiss Reservoir, 1 mi east of Leesburg, and at river mile 226.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,270 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1937 to September 1958. May 1988 to current year (elevations only). Gage-height records October 1959 to April 1988 are unpublished.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at NGVD of 1929. October 1937 to September 1958 at present site and datum of 517.77 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 73,200 ft³/s, Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947, gage height, 35.1 ft (former datum), from graph based on wire-weight gage reading; minimum daily discharge, 1,130 ft³/s, Oct. 24-26, 1941. Since May 1988, maximum elevation, 570.92, Feb 25, 2019; minimum elevation, 556.11 ft, Dec. 25, 1989.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 21 years (water years 1938-58), 8,161 ft³/s, 21.03 in/yr.