Oconaluftee River At Birdtown, Nc Realtime Data
OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
698
Discharge (cfs)
2.2
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 03512000
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 698 cfs, and a gauge height of 2.20 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 264 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The flow of the river is primarily fed by rainfall and snowmelt. There are no major tributaries or dams in the immediate vicinity of the streamgauge. The river experiences seasonal trends with higher flows in the spring and lower flows in the summer and fall. The hydrology of the river is also influenced by the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Interestingly, the name Oconaluftee is derived from the Cherokee language and translates to "by the river."
July 13, 2026
| Elevation | 1,844.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Nitrate, water, in situ, mg/L as N | 0.34 mg/l as N |
| Gage height, ft | 2.2 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 1845.45 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 698.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 24.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 8.4 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 19.0 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 6.7 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 19.8 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 205% |
| Year Over Year Average | 340 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 10,800 cfs |
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