Coosa River
St. Clair / Talladega Co. · 280 mi · Class I–II
1,180CFS/ 13.83 ft
Optimal↑Rising fast (+1,372 cfs/hr)· +1,054 cfs in 3h
Optimal: 1,000–8,000 CFS · USGS #02407000
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Coosa River Basin Initiative · Wetumpka Impact Crater
Central Alabama's major river — 280 miles from the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula in Rome, Georgia, through the Appalachian foothills to the Alabama River at Wetumpka, site of a 80-million-year-old meteor impact crater. One of the most biodiverse river systems in North America.
Trip sections
Upper — Gadsden to Logan Martin Dam, 60 mi, reservoir sections
Middle — Talladega County reaches, Class I–II shoals
Lower — Wetumpka to Alabama River, Class I–II at the crater
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