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
83
State percent normal
127%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 19
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July
19
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across Tennessee are currently 127% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 606,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Duck River At Shelbyville is seeing a spike today — up 31% 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.
River levels near Tennessee towns
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
127%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Mississippi River At Memphis
606,000 cfs
Gauge stage 0.19 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Duck River At Shelbyville
+31%
Now 470 cfs
Network coverage
Gauges + rivers tracked
83 + 0
USGS gauges feeding 0 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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Mississippi River At Memphis, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07032000 |
572,000 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431500 |
9,960 cfs | 18.20 ft | · | 73°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03584600 |
3,520 cfs | 4.98 ft | 53°F | 71°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03582000 |
2,830 cfs | 6.08 ft | 72°F | 71°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03603000 |
2,320 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 72°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03467609 |
1,890 cfs | 8.25 ft | · | 72°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03598000 |
1,850 cfs | 6.40 ft | 66°F | 70°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03601990 |
1,690 cfs | 5.10 ft | · | 72°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
|
Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03466500 |
1,440 cfs | 42.39 ft | · | 71°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
|
Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03470000 |
1,360 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 73°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
|
Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03423000 |
1,170 cfs | 11.17 ft | · | 71°F | 957 ft | Caney |
|
French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03455000 |
1,170 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 72°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
|
Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030050 |
1,160 cfs | 5.75 ft | · | 74°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03528000 |
1,020 cfs | 1.93 ft | · | 72°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03599240 |
932 cfs | 12.28 ft | · | 71°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03599500 |
896 cfs | 3.54 ft | · | 71°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
|
Red River At Port Royal, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03436100 |
723 cfs | 5.91 ft | · | 72°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03434500 |
709 cfs | 2.76 ft | 48°F | 72°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03498500 |
707 cfs | 6.94 ft | · | 73°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03604400 |
706 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 72°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
|
Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431060 |
678 cfs | 4.89 ft | · | 73°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
|
Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03498850 |
598 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 74°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
|
Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07031650 |
589 cfs | 3.63 ft | · | 77°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
|
South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03410210 |
579 cfs | 5.99 ft | · | 70°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
|
Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03597860 |
571 cfs | 12.84 ft | 71°F | 70°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03421000 |
556 cfs | 2.86 ft | · | 71°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03461500 |
508 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 71°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
|
Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03540500 |
502 cfs | 3.98 ft | · | 71°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07029500 |
493 cfs | 6.93 ft | · | 73°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
|
Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03486000 |
477 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 72°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
|
Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03532000 |
476 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 72°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
|
Little River Above Townsend, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03497300 |
475 cfs | 2.59 ft | 67°F | 70°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
|
Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03604000 |
473 cfs | 2.98 ft | 79°F | 72°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
|
Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03433500 |
439 cfs | 2.29 ft | 77°F | 72°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03518500 |
438 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 72°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
|
Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03543500 |
394 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
|
Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03559500 |
372 cfs | 2.73 ft | 135°F | 70°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03571000 |
359 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 71°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07027720 |
350 cfs | 9.53 ft | · | 73°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030500 |
321 cfs | 2.44 ft | · | 76°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03432350 |
311 cfs | 4.84 ft | 60°F | 72°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03588500 |
304 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 72°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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New River At New River, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03408500 |
274 cfs | 3.17 ft | 79°F | 70°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
|
North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07025400 |
252 cfs | 5.62 ft | · | 73°F | 332 ft | Obion |
|
East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03427500 |
240 cfs | 4.13 ft | · | 72°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03432400 |
233 cfs | 3.88 ft | 62°F | 72°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
|
Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03409500 |
230 cfs | 2.51 ft | 76°F | 70°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03428200 |
211 cfs | 3.02 ft | · | 72°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03596000 |
188 cfs | 1.03 ft | · | 71°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03578000 |
171 cfs | 4.00 ft | · | 72°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
|
South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07024500 |
169 cfs | 5.54 ft | · | 73°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Obed River Near Lancing, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03539800 |
159 cfs | 1.53 ft | · | 70°F | 932 ft | Emory |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030240 |
142 cfs | 1.26 ft | · | 75°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
|
Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07030392 |
140 cfs | 6.38 ft | · | 73°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03602500 |
130 cfs | 3.40 ft | · | 72°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431800 |
127 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 72°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03436690 |
123 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 73°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03578500 |
121 cfs | 3.46 ft | · | 71°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03416000 |
117 cfs | 2.44 ft | · | 72°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03567500 |
109 cfs | 4.31 ft | · | 73°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07028960 |
90 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 73°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03606500 |
88 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 72°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03415000 |
70 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 72°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03539778 |
68 cfs | 4.79 ft | 75°F | 70°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03466208 |
67 cfs | 3.27 ft | · | 69°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03535400 |
58 cfs | 5.60 ft | · | 73°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431700 |
56 cfs | 1.26 ft | · | 73°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03593800 |
56 cfs | · | · | 73°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03418000 |
45 cfs | 11.78 ft | · | 72°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03424730 |
41 cfs | 2.87 ft | · | 72°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03491000 |
39 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 71°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431599 |
39 cfs | 4.66 ft | · | 73°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03535000 |
32 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 73°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03597590 |
30 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 71°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03539600 |
28 cfs | 1.51 ft | 78°F | 70°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03565500 |
24 cfs | 2.29 ft | · | 72°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03431300 |
18 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 73°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03605078 |
14 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 72°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03566535 |
7 cfs | 2.73 ft | · | 73°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07032200 |
6 cfs | 6.63 ft | · | 76°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 07031692 |
3 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 76°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03426470 |
2 cfs | 4.81 ft | · | 73°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03491544 |
1 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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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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