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.
Streamflow levels across Tennessee are currently 127% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 626,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains is seeing a spike today — up 3980% 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 820 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
6 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
620,000 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
13,900 cfs | 18.04 ft | · | 71°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
4,520 cfs | 10.47 ft | · | 65°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
3,400 cfs | 6.97 ft | · | 69°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
3,370 cfs | 43.29 ft | · | 64°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
3,270 cfs | 4.71 ft | 53°F | 69°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
2,930 cfs | 6.21 ft | 70°F | 68°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
2,670 cfs | 3.54 ft | · | 69°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
2,530 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 66°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
2,520 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 65°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
2,360 cfs | 6.07 ft | · | 68°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
1,350 cfs | 12.77 ft | · | 68°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
1,330 cfs | 7.18 ft | · | 66°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
1,160 cfs | 4.50 ft | · | 65°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
1,130 cfs | 5.64 ft | · | 70°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
942 cfs | 3.66 ft | · | 66°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
869 cfs | 6.26 ft | · | 70°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
826 cfs | 4.50 ft | · | 70°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
781 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 68°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
768 cfs | 3.32 ft | · | 68°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
762 cfs | 4.55 ft | · | 68°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
660 cfs | 2.65 ft | 48°F | 70°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
630 cfs | 3.44 ft | · | 63°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
624 cfs | 3.27 ft | · | 71°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
614 cfs | 3.29 ft | 80°F | 69°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
613 cfs | 7.47 ft | · | 69°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
584 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 72°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
571 cfs | 3.92 ft | 66°F | 68°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
557 cfs | 3.34 ft | 72°F | 66°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
488 cfs | 2.38 ft | 75°F | 70°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
458 cfs | 11.08 ft | 71°F | 68°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
413 cfs | 2.89 ft | · | 71°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
396 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 69°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
368 cfs | 6.22 ft | · | 69°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
365 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 68°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
364 cfs | 9.59 ft | · | 70°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
353 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 68°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
339 cfs | · | · | 68°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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New River At New River, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
331 cfs | 3.32 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
329 cfs | 2.66 ft | 135°F | 66°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
327 cfs | 3.98 ft | · | 71°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
325 cfs | 3.16 ft | · | 69°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
317 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 69°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
299 cfs | 2.23 ft | 67°F | 66°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
282 cfs | 5.77 ft | · | 70°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
277 cfs | 6.14 ft | · | 70°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
218 cfs | 4.37 ft | · | 70°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
4 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
170 cfs | 5.40 ft | 72°F | 66°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
165 cfs | 3.57 ft | · | 69°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
160 cfs | 6.72 ft | · | 69°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
156 cfs | 2.89 ft | · | 70°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
153 cfs | 3.81 ft | · | 70°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
152 cfs | 4.51 ft | · | 70°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
146 cfs | 3.16 ft | 62°F | 70°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
141 cfs | 3.73 ft | · | 69°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
136 cfs | 1.24 ft | · | 69°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
129 cfs | 3.32 ft | · | 69°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
121 cfs | 5.11 ft | · | 68°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
119 cfs | 4.14 ft | 60°F | 69°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
119 cfs | 3.49 ft | · | 61°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
112 cfs | 3.38 ft | · | 68°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
100 cfs | 4.21 ft | · | 70°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
95 cfs | 4.99 ft | · | 71°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
88 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 70°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
86 cfs | 5.75 ft | · | 69°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
69 cfs | 2.33 ft | · | 62°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
67 cfs | 1.34 ft | · | 71°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
64 cfs | 1.83 ft | · | 70°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
58 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
58 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 68°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
58 cfs | 7.14 ft | · | 72°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
57 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 70°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
46 cfs | 2.07 ft | · | 68°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
46 cfs | 1.73 ft | 76°F | 67°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
40 cfs | 11.73 ft | · | 69°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
31 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 68°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
24 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 71°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
17 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 70°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
5 cfs | 4.98 ft | · | 71°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
2 cfs | · | · | 63°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
1 cfs | 1.86 ft | · | 72°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
5 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
0 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 70°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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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.