Flow report
Tennessee streamflow
Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Tennessee. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.
USGS gauges
104
State percent normal
58%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
May 16
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May
16
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across Tennessee are currently 58% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 526,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Cumberland River At Nashville is seeing a spike today — up 34% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Tennessee's named rivers.
Tennessee at a glance
State-wide streamflow overview
The Tennessee flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
58%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Mississippi River At Memphis
526,000 cfs
Gauge stage 0.19 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Cumberland River At Nashville
+34%
Now 7,090 cfs
Network coverage
Gauges + rivers tracked
104 + 27
USGS gauges feeding 27 named rivers in Tennessee.
Full streamgauge inventory
Tennessee USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Tennessee. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Salt Lick Creek Below Red Boiling Springs, Tn
7 years ago · USGS 03312259 |
27 cfs | 3.20 ft | · | 64°F | 739 ft | Barren |
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New River At New River, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
53 cfs | 2.20 ft | 66°F | 86°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
32 cfs | 1.52 ft | 66°F | 87°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
152 cfs | 4.83 ft | · | 88°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
12 cfs | 1.13 ft | · | 87°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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East Fork Obey River Near Jamestown, Tn
6 years ago · USGS 03414500 |
11 cfs | 1.04 ft | · | 68°F | 733 ft | Obey |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
17 cfs | 1.56 ft | · | 88°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
12 cfs | 11.27 ft | · | 85°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
250 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 84°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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Calfkiller River At Hwy 111 Below Sparta, Tn
8 years ago · USGS 03419800 |
282 cfs | 4.97 ft | · | 81°F | 876 ft | Caney |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
22 cfs | 4.30 ft | · | 85°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
30 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 87°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Mill Creek Near Nolensville, Tn
2 months ago · USGS 03430550 |
983 cfs | 3.39 ft | · | 86°F | 534 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Mill Creek Near Antioch, Tn
6 years ago · USGS 03431000 |
78 cfs | 3.47 ft | · | 66°F | 476 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
14 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 89°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
6 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 89°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
6 cfs | · | · | 89°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
7,090 cfs | 16.88 ft | · | 89°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cumberland River At Woodland St At Nashville, Tn
15 years ago · USGS 034315005 |
7,180 cfs | 17.69 ft | · | 70°F | 385 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
5 cfs | 4.31 ft | · | 89°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
0 cfs | 4.68 ft | · | 89°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
16 cfs | 1.60 ft | · | 87°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
56 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 87°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
34 cfs | 3.02 ft | · | 87°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Copperas Branch Near Kingfield, Tn
13 years ago · USGS 03433640 |
1 cfs | 2.43 ft | 57°F | 70°F | 750 ft | Harpeth |
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South Harpeth Creek Near Pewitt Chapel, Tn
16 years ago · USGS 03433637 |
3 cfs | 5.31 ft | · | 70°F | 810 ft | Harpeth |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
19 cfs | 3.46 ft | 60°F | 87°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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Spencer Creek Near Franklin, Tn
13 years ago · USGS 03432390 |
34 cfs | 6.36 ft | 66°F | 71°F | 624 ft | Harpeth |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
37 cfs | 1.90 ft | 62°F | 87°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
59 cfs | 1.32 ft | 69°F | 87°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
65 cfs | · | 118°F | 87°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
31 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 87°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
205 cfs | 4.35 ft | · | 87°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Doe River At Elizabethton, Tn
9 months ago · USGS 03485500 |
293 cfs | 1.37 ft | · | 85°F | 1,552 ft | Watauga |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
354 cfs | 2.94 ft | · | 86°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
1 cfs | · | · | 84°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
10 cfs | 1.59 ft | · | 83°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
774 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 84°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
259 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 85°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
183 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 86°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
535 cfs | 41.77 ft | · | 84°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
711 cfs | 6.79 ft | · | 84°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Nolichucky River At Embreeville, Tn
2 years ago · USGS 03465500 |
2,020 cfs | 1.17 ft | · | 83°F | 1,533 ft | Nolichucky |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
29 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 83°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
102 cfs | 1.56 ft | 58°F | 88°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
139 cfs | 5.45 ft | · | 85°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
142 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 86°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
108 cfs | · | · | 86°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
630 cfs | 1.47 ft | · | 86°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Clinch River Near Looneys Gap, Tn
2 years ago · USGS 03527220 |
1,750 cfs | 3.65 ft | 73°F | 76°F | 1,188 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
314 cfs | 2.66 ft | · | 85°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
33 cfs | 5.43 ft | · | 84°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
16 cfs | 1.60 ft | · | 85°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
85 cfs | 2.34 ft | · | 84°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
21 cfs | 1.43 ft | 64°F | 84°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Obed River Near Lancing, Tn
15 days ago · USGS 03539800 |
599 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 70°F | 932 ft | Emory |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
16 cfs | 4.16 ft | 66°F | 86°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
183 cfs | 4.38 ft | · | 85°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
4 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 84°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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North Chickamauga Creek Near Montlake, Tn
15 years ago · USGS 03566525 |
0 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 69°F | 814 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
28 cfs | · | · | 85°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Hiwassee River At Charleston, Tn
7 years ago · USGS 03566000 |
10,400 cfs | 17.91 ft | · | 84°F | 679 ft | Hiwassee |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
30 cfs | 2.40 ft | · | 85°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
249 cfs | 2.51 ft | 135°F | 83°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
176 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 83°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
295 cfs | 1.62 ft | 68°F | 84°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Cane Creek Near Howell, Tn
17 years ago · USGS 035825882 |
0 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 71°F | 696 ft | Upper Elk |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
25 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 83°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
36 cfs | 2.65 ft | · | 83°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
791 cfs | 1.58 ft | 53°F | 83°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
275 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 84°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
68 cfs | · | · | 86°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
36 cfs | · | · | 83°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
153 cfs | 2.54 ft | 66°F | 84°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
125 cfs | 9.82 ft | 71°F | 84°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Fountain Creek Near Fountain Heights, Tn
2 years ago · USGS 03599450 |
3 cfs | 1.66 ft | · | 59°F | 623 ft | Upper Duck |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
2 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 84°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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Big Rock Cr At Double Bridges, Tn
2 years ago · USGS 03599100 |
3 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 58°F | 659 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
183 cfs | 11.01 ft | · | 85°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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Fall Creek Near Deason, Tn
16 years ago · USGS 03598173 |
0 cfs | 3.63 ft | 73°F | 71°F | 760 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
270 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 86°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
695 cfs | 3.58 ft | · | 88°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
84 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 89°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
1,050 cfs | 1.49 ft | · | 88°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
305 cfs | 2.57 ft | 70°F | 86°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
548 cfs | 3.85 ft | · | 89°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
70 cfs | 3.70 ft | · | 88°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
0 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 88°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Mississippi River At Memphis, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
526,000 cfs | · | · | 87°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Indian Creek Near Samburg, Tn
9 years ago · USGS 07026795 |
0 cfs | 5.19 ft | · | 46°F | 340 ft | Obion |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
200 cfs | 5.08 ft | · | 87°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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Reelfoot Creek Near Samburg, Tn
9 years ago · USGS 07026500 |
5 cfs | 4.56 ft | · | 46°F | 306 ft | Obion |
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Crooked Creek Near Huntingdon, Tn
2 years ago · USGS 07024200 |
38 cfs | 10.85 ft | · | 65°F | 387 ft | South Fork Obion |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
149 cfs | 5.20 ft | · | 88°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
77 cfs | 4.13 ft | · | 87°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
322 cfs | 9.41 ft | · | 87°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
2,660 cfs | 12.91 ft | · | 86°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
3,900 cfs | 11.77 ft | · | 88°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
176 cfs | 1.51 ft | · | 87°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
132 cfs | 6.24 ft | · | 85°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
508 cfs | 2.98 ft | · | 87°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
733 cfs | 4.10 ft | · | 88°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
1 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 88°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
8 cfs | 6.67 ft | · | 87°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Explore Tennessee's named rivers
Rivers across Tennessee with USGS gauge coverage. Tap any one to see every gauge that reports on it -- great for paddlers, anglers, and watershed researchers narrowing in on a specific drainage.
Buffalo River
Calfkiller River
Clinch River
Collins River
Cumberland River
Duck River
Emory River
Falling Water River
French Broad River
Harpeth River
Hatchie River
Hiwassee River
Little Pigeon River
Little River
Loosahatchie River
Mississippi River
Nolichucky River
Obed River
Ocoee River
Pigeon River
Piney River
Powell River
Roaring River
Sequatchie River
Tellico River
Watauga River
Wolf River
Flow report FAQ
About Tennessee streamflow
Where does the Tennessee streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Tennessee data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Tennessee gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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