Tennessee River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 7, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 62% of normal across 84 USGS gauges — the highest is 283,000 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 62% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 283,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Ocoee River At Copperhill is seeing a spike today — up 235% 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 1,270 cfs
Network coverage
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
1 day ago · USGS 07032000 |
284,000 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431500 |
8,570 cfs | 18.48 ft | · | 73°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
2,240 cfs | 8.60 ft | · | 68°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
1,690 cfs | 42.53 ft | · | 67°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
1,650 cfs | 2.62 ft | · | 68°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
1,340 cfs | 4.15 ft | · | 67°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03603000 |
1,200 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 70°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
1,000 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 68°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431060 |
974 cfs | 5.55 ft | · | 73°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Mill Creek Near Nolensville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03430550 |
808 cfs | 5.13 ft | · | 72°F | 534 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03601990 |
799 cfs | 3.72 ft | · | 71°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
754 cfs | 3.62 ft | · | 67°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03584600 |
754 cfs | 1.52 ft | 53°F | 71°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
718 cfs | 6.38 ft | · | 72°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030050 |
706 cfs | 3.92 ft | · | 69°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
594 cfs | 6.73 ft | · | 70°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03436100 |
549 cfs | 5.46 ft | · | 71°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
549 cfs | 2.40 ft | · | 69°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03604400 |
548 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 70°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
522 cfs | 5.88 ft | · | 68°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03588500 |
451 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 71°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
445 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 70°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
418 cfs | 2.80 ft | 135°F | 66°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
397 cfs | 3.69 ft | · | 69°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03604000 |
340 cfs | 2.66 ft | 80°F | 70°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03582000 |
330 cfs | 1.71 ft | 75°F | 70°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03434500 |
322 cfs | 1.78 ft | 48°F | 71°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07029500 |
320 cfs | 6.09 ft | · | 69°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
317 cfs | 2.67 ft | · | 68°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
316 cfs | 2.27 ft | 67°F | 67°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03599500 |
305 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 71°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03432350 |
282 cfs | 4.74 ft | 60°F | 72°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07027720 |
281 cfs | 9.24 ft | · | 69°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
264 cfs | 1.52 ft | · | 70°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07031650 |
262 cfs | 3.02 ft | · | 72°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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New River At New River, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
237 cfs | 3.06 ft | 77°F | 68°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03599240 |
227 cfs | 11.12 ft | · | 70°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03421000 |
218 cfs | 1.96 ft | · | 70°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030500 |
210 cfs | 1.84 ft | · | 71°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03433500 |
207 cfs | 1.78 ft | 78°F | 72°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07025400 |
202 cfs | 5.35 ft | · | 68°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03423000 |
196 cfs | 5.48 ft | · | 69°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
22 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
191 cfs | 5.49 ft | 75°F | 68°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
180 cfs | 2.32 ft | 77°F | 68°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03427500 |
166 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 71°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03597860 |
162 cfs | 10.03 ft | 71°F | 70°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03598000 |
156 cfs | 2.55 ft | 66°F | 70°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03571000 |
147 cfs | 1.32 ft | · | 70°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03432400 |
141 cfs | 3.11 ft | 62°F | 72°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03602500 |
133 cfs | 3.42 ft | · | 71°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030240 |
126 cfs | 1.12 ft | · | 70°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
118 cfs | 5.22 ft | · | 69°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03436690 |
78 cfs | 3.67 ft | · | 71°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07028960 |
77 cfs | 4.09 ft | · | 69°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030392 |
75 cfs | 5.63 ft | · | 70°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03606500 |
71 cfs | 3.71 ft | · | 69°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03428200 |
65 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 71°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
63 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 66°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03593800 |
61 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Obed River Near Lancing, Tn
4 days ago · USGS 03539800 |
54 cfs | 1.10 ft | · | 68°F | 932 ft | Emory |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
50 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
48 cfs | 5.54 ft | · | 70°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03539600 |
46 cfs | 1.73 ft | 75°F | 68°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03416000 |
45 cfs | 1.93 ft | · | 70°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03578000 |
42 cfs | 2.34 ft | · | 71°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
40 cfs | 2.53 ft | · | 70°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431800 |
31 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 71°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03596000 |
31 cfs | · | · | 70°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03415000 |
28 cfs | 1.41 ft | · | 71°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
26 cfs | 1.78 ft | · | 70°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03424730 |
26 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 70°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03418000 |
21 cfs | 11.31 ft | · | 70°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
20 cfs | 1.78 ft | · | 67°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431599 |
18 cfs | 4.78 ft | · | 72°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431700 |
17 cfs | · | · | 73°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431300 |
10 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 73°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03578500 |
10 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 70°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03426470 |
8 cfs | 5.05 ft | · | 73°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
4 cfs | 6.58 ft | · | 72°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
3 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 69°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
2 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03597590 |
1 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 70°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07031692 |
1 cfs | 1.84 ft | · | 72°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
23 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
0 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 72°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 7, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 62% of normal across 84 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Memphis is reporting the highest discharge at 283,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Tennessee river is running highest right now?
As of August 7, 2026, the highest discharge in Tennessee is 283,000 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.