Tennessee River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 23, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 141% of normal across 82 USGS gauges — the highest is 530,000 cfs on the Mississippi River At Memphis. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Tennessee.
Streamflow levels across Tennessee are currently 141% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 530,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the New River At New River is seeing a spike today — up 621% 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.
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
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 0.19 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 786 cfs
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USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Tennessee.
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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Mississippi River At Memphis, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
549,000 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
6,230 cfs | 16.80 ft | · | 67°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
2,570 cfs | 3.07 ft | · | 83°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
2,220 cfs | 3.09 ft | · | 84°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
1,360 cfs | 42.30 ft | · | 82°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
1,250 cfs | 7.53 ft | · | 84°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
840 cfs | 1.17 ft | · | 65°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
835 cfs | 3.87 ft | · | 84°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
760 cfs | 3.22 ft | 135°F | 86°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
608 cfs | 1.28 ft | 53°F | 67°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
584 cfs | 6.00 ft | · | 84°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
569 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 84°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
555 cfs | 3.23 ft | · | 65°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
500 cfs | 2.93 ft | · | 68°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
429 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 83°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
396 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 87°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
396 cfs | 3.20 ft | · | 65°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
373 cfs | 5.35 ft | · | 91°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
356 cfs | 6.19 ft | · | 86°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
331 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 85°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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New River At New River, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
327 cfs | 3.31 ft | 78°F | 84°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
321 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 71°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
273 cfs | 1.56 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
264 cfs | 5.79 ft | · | 68°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
263 cfs | 4.58 ft | · | 63°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
250 cfs | 2.11 ft | 69°F | 85°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
246 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 64°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
237 cfs | 9.07 ft | · | 68°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
226 cfs | 1.68 ft | · | 71°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
221 cfs | 5.62 ft | · | 66°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
205 cfs | 2.24 ft | 83°F | 66°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
198 cfs | 5.46 ft | · | 65°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
196 cfs | 1.37 ft | 48°F | 65°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
182 cfs | 10.13 ft | 71°F | 64°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
179 cfs | 10.93 ft | · | 65°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
169 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 68°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
167 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 66°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
163 cfs | 1.22 ft | · | 87°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
163 cfs | 2.58 ft | 66°F | 64°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
147 cfs | 1.61 ft | 80°F | 66°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
147 cfs | 7.60 ft | · | 72°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
122 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 85°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
119 cfs | 1.12 ft | · | 66°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
112 cfs | · | · | 88°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
109 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
99 cfs | 3.23 ft | · | 65°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
87 cfs | 5.58 ft | · | 69°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
78 cfs | 2.61 ft | · | 65°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
76 cfs | 2.40 ft | 62°F | 66°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
75 cfs | 1.82 ft | 80°F | 85°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
71 cfs | 4.07 ft | · | 67°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
65 cfs | 3.26 ft | · | 82°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
64 cfs | 3.76 ft | · | 66°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
51 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 87°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
51 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
45 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 64°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
42 cfs | 3.70 ft | 60°F | 66°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
37 cfs | 4.46 ft | · | 62°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
34 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 89°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
33 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 64°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
32 cfs | · | · | 65°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
29 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 67°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
25 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 81°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
24 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 86°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
24 cfs | 4.31 ft | 78°F | 84°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
23 cfs | 1.95 ft | · | 67°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
20 cfs | 1.69 ft | · | 63°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
20 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 63°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
14 cfs | 11.10 ft | · | 62°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
13 cfs | 1.67 ft | · | 64°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
12 cfs | 1.14 ft | · | 64°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
12 cfs | 1.19 ft | 77°F | 61°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
9 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 71°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
8 cfs | 2.18 ft | · | 65°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
5 cfs | 1.75 ft | · | 67°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
5 cfs | · | · | 66°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
5 cfs | 4.95 ft | · | 66°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
4 cfs | 4.56 ft | · | 66°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
2 cfs | 2.77 ft | · | 66°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
2 cfs | · | · | 82°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
1 cfs | 2.00 ft | · | 65°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
0 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 89°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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About Tennessee streamflow
What are river levels like in Tennessee right now?
As of August 23, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 141% of normal across 82 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Memphis is reporting the highest discharge at 530,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Tennessee river is running highest right now?
As of August 23, 2026, the highest discharge in Tennessee is 530,000 cfs on the Mississippi River At Memphis. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Tennessee rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Tennessee rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
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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