Coosa - CR 213 or the dam to River Road


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Coosa,

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CR 213 or the dam to River Road

Usual Difficulty I-II(III) (may vary with level)
Length 7 Miles

Bryan surfing at Moccasin Gap


Bryan surfing at Moccasin Gap
Photo of Bryan by Van Atkins @ 8000cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
COOSA RIVER AT WETUMPKA AL
usgs-02411600 1.00 - 25.00 ft I-II(III) 01h13m 19.87 ft (rc= 0.8 )


River Description

The Coosa River is one of the largest volume whitewater runs in the Southeast. The majority of the run is flat and the Spanish Moss up in the trees and occasional alligators should alert paddlers that they are in the deep south. The major attraction of the Coosa is the annual rodeo at Moccasin Gap rapid. Moccasin Gap is reputed to be the southern most Class III rapid in Alabama. While an easy Class III drop it presents some exciting play spots and the rodeo is always a great event. Of all of the rivers in the Southeast the Coosa is one of the few whitewater runs where powerboats can interrupt a rodeo. The play spots and rapids outside of Moccasin Gap are all Class II in nature but the local rocks are extremely sharp and can rip up boats or boaters. There are alternative put-ins below the dam that require crossing private land. These are often open during the rodeo.
See Alabama Whitewater for info.

Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2007-04-16 23:30:41

Brad @ Mocassin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Brad @ Mocassin Gap  Coosa River, AL(3.71MB .avi)

Brenda @ The Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Brenda @ The Gap  Coosa River, AL(3.40MB .avi)

Ash @ The Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Ash @ The Gap  Coosa River, AL(3.38MB .avi)

The Pope @ The Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  The Pope @ The Gap  Coosa River, AL(3.71MB .avi)

Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(73.15KB .jpeg)

Bryan surfing at Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Bryan surfing at Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(66.09KB .jpeg)

David H running Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  David H running Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(1.99MB .mpg)

Porpoise??

Detail Trip Report Edit  Porpoise??  Coosa, AL(0.00B .mov)

Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(563.64KB .jpeg)

Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(387.26KB .jpeg)

Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Moccasin Gap  Coosa, AL(1.14MB .jpeg)

Blunt on the Big side

Detail Trip Report Edit  Blunt on the Big side  Coosa, AL(225.05KB .bmp)

Huge Space Godzilla

Detail Trip Report Edit  Huge Space Godzilla  Coosa, AL(643.39KB .wmv)

Looping in the Big Air Competition

Detail Trip Report Edit  Looping in the Big Air Competition  Coosa, Al(110.90KB .jpeg)

Being Blunt at Moccasin Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Being Blunt at Moccasin Gap  Coosa, Al(546.66KB .jpeg)

In the hole

Detail Trip Report Edit  In the hole  Coosa, al(197.12KB .jpeg)

A Little bit of Air

Detail Trip Report Edit  A Little bit of Air  Coosa, al(211.26KB .jpeg)

On the stern

Detail Trip Report Edit  On the stern  Coosa, al(199.73KB .jpeg)

Going Vertical

Detail Trip Report Edit  Going Vertical  Coosa, al(0.00B .)

Loopin in the last hole @ Coosa

Detail Trip Report Edit  Loopin in the last hole @ Coosa  Coosa, AL(406.93KB .jpeg)

Little Cartwheel Action, Coosa

Detail Trip Report Edit  Little Cartwheel Action, Coosa  Coosa, AL(401.98KB .jpeg)

Baswell on the back wave, Coosa

Detail Trip Report Edit  Baswell on the back wave, Coosa  Coosa, AL(452.68KB .jpeg)

Top Wave, Coosa, AL.

Detail Trip Report Edit  Top Wave, Coosa, AL.  Coosa, AL(545.59KB .jpeg)

Wavewheel into the Gap

Detail Trip Report Edit  Wavewheel into the Gap  Coosa, AL(1.79MB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Call 1-800-LAKES-11 and push 4,7,2 for current release and generation schedule. There is a minimum flow of 2000 cfs, so the schedule will always indicate at least one unit. One unit = 2000-5000cfs, two units = 5000-10000 cfs, three units = 10000-15000cfs, four units = 15000-20000cfs. It runs 8000 cfs (the rodeo level) from 9am-3pm everyday from April 1 through beginning of June (as of April 2007 it is scheduled to run 3,000 cfs 12m-12m due to drought conditions). Then there are rec releases on weekends only from June through end of October, alternating between 4000, 6000, and 8000cfs for each day. Rec release season often ends early due to lack of water.

The annual tentative Jordan Dam release schedule is available at boatingbeta.com.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
COOSA RIVER AT WETUMPKA AL
usgs-02411600 1.00 - 25.00 ft I-II(III) 01h13m 19.87 ft (rc= 0.8 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
1.00 -25.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable I-II(III)

Report - Reports of Coosa CR 213 or the dam to River Road and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Coosa [AL] Wavewheel into the Gap n/a Charlie Simmons
Coosa [AL] Loopin in the last hole @ Coosa n/a Rob Beckman
Coosa [AL] Blunt on the Big side n/a Bryan Turley
Coosa [AL] Porpoise?? 8,530 Mike Lawrence
Coosa [AL] Bryan surfing at Moccasin Gap 8000cfs Van Atkins
Coosa [AL] Moccasin Gap n/a will reeves
149d03h02m Coosa River [AL] Coosa River good times n/a Chuck Neese
4y39d02h42m Coosa [AL] Little Cartwheel Action, Coosa n/a Rob Beckman
4y116d02h42m Coosa [al] In the hole 4000 cfs Thomas Williams
5y100d02h42m Coosa River [AL] Ash @ The Gap 6000 cfs Mario Santiago
5y170d02h42m Coosa [Al] Looping in the Big Air Competition 8500 Chan Jones
6y40d02h42m Coosa [AL] Moccasin Gap 9000 Mike Lawrence

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User Comments


2009-07-21 11:04:16 (124 days ago)
Contact not found. (150671)
http://www.coosariveradventures.com/ runs a shuttle for $10. They were kind enough to run an extra
shuttle for me after their last normal one. According to them the river runs @ 2000 CFS weekdays
with recreational releases much larger on the weekends. I ran it on a weekday...its a decent
beginner run, nothing too scary but introduces them to most of the different things they'll face on
other whitewater (wavetrains/holes etc). With a huge flatwater paddle on either side. I probably
won't run it again on weekday flows in a WW kayak though...too much flatwater. It'd be a great run
in an open canoe though.
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
3.5Moccasin GapIIIPlayspot

Rapid Descriptions

Moccasin Gap (Class III, Mile 3.5)
The play spot, largest rapid, and site of the annual Coosa Rodeo.



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