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
124%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 19
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July
19
2026
Flow briefing
Streamflow levels across Tennessee are currently 124% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 572,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Falling Water River Near Cookeville is seeing a spike today — up 2133% 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
Active weather warnings for Tennessee
# Tennessee Natural Disaster Alert
A Heat Advisory is currently in effect for Henry County, Tennessee, from 10 AM to 9 PM CDT on July 19th, with heat index values expected to reach 107 degrees. Residents should take precautions against heat-related illnesses by staying hydrated, limiting outdoor activities, and checking on vulnerable individuals. Additionally, forecasters warn of a developing heat wave peaking Tuesday across the Mid-South region, accompanied by the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rain. All Tennessee residents should monitor local weather updates closely and prepare emergency supplies as conditions are expected to intensify over the coming days.
A Heat Advisory is currently in effect for Henry County, Tennessee, from 10 AM to 9 PM CDT on July 19th, with heat index values expected to reach 107 degrees. Residents should take precautions against heat-related illnesses by staying hydrated, limiting outdoor activities, and checking on vulnerable individuals. Additionally, forecasters warn of a developing heat wave peaking Tuesday across the Mid-South region, accompanied by the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rain. All Tennessee residents should monitor local weather updates closely and prepare emergency supplies as conditions are expected to intensify over the coming days.
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
124%
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Mississippi River At Memphis
572,000 cfs
Gauge stage 0.19 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Falling Water River Near Cookeville
+2133%
Now 1,170 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
15 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
529,000 cfs | · | · | 76°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
6,300 cfs | 18.22 ft | · | 75°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
2,830 cfs | 4.23 ft | 53°F | 72°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
2,040 cfs | 2.81 ft | · | 73°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
|
Duck River At Columbia, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
1,700 cfs | 5.06 ft | · | 73°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
|
Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
1,600 cfs | 7.94 ft | · | 71°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
|
Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
1,510 cfs | 4.85 ft | · | 73°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
|
Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
1,350 cfs | 12.77 ft | · | 72°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
1,220 cfs | 42.26 ft | · | 70°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
|
French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
1,190 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 70°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
|
Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
1,070 cfs | 5.40 ft | · | 75°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
|
South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
963 cfs | 6.65 ft | · | 70°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
|
Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
874 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 70°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
|
Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
842 cfs | 3.04 ft | 48°F | 73°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
|
Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
744 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 72°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
|
Red River At Port Royal, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
739 cfs | 5.95 ft | · | 73°F | 412 ft | Red |
|
Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
666 cfs | 2.50 ft | 76°F | 72°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
|
Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
664 cfs | 4.15 ft | 66°F | 71°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
635 cfs | 4.06 ft | · | 74°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
|
Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
616 cfs | 3.00 ft | · | 71°F | 863 ft | Collins |
|
Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
585 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 70°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
|
Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
553 cfs | 11.31 ft | 71°F | 71°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
539 cfs | 3.45 ft | · | 77°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
|
Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
521 cfs | 3.09 ft | 81°F | 73°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
|
Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
487 cfs | 3.17 ft | · | 70°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
|
Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
484 cfs | 2.90 ft | 135°F | 69°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
|
Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
472 cfs | 2.35 ft | 77°F | 73°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
|
Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
466 cfs | 3.16 ft | · | 70°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
|
Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
466 cfs | 2.89 ft | · | 73°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
|
Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
444 cfs | 6.70 ft | · | 74°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
|
New River At New River, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
431 cfs | 3.55 ft | 79°F | 70°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
|
Little River Near Maryville, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
395 cfs | 6.29 ft | · | 73°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
|
Obed River Near Lancing, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03539800 |
384 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 70°F | 932 ft | Emory |
|
Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
370 cfs | 2.43 ft | · | 72°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
|
Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
361 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 73°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
|
Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
358 cfs | 3.57 ft | · | 71°F | 771 ft | Emory |
|
South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
320 cfs | 9.40 ft | · | 74°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
312 cfs | 5.98 ft | · | 71°F | 957 ft | Caney |
|
Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
303 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 77°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
|
Little River Above Townsend, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
299 cfs | 2.23 ft | 68°F | 70°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
|
Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
247 cfs | 2.57 ft | 77°F | 70°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
|
North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
236 cfs | 5.54 ft | · | 73°F | 332 ft | Obion |
|
Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
234 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 72°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
|
Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
230 cfs | 1.18 ft | · | 72°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
|
Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
223 cfs | 3.45 ft | · | 72°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
|
Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
218 cfs | 3.62 ft | · | 75°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
|
Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
194 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 73°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
|
South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
183 cfs | 4.65 ft | · | 73°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
|
Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
171 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
|
East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
168 cfs | 3.85 ft | · | 73°F | 553 ft | Stones |
|
Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
13 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
168 cfs | 5.39 ft | 78°F | 70°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
|
Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
160 cfs | 3.29 ft | 62°F | 73°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
|
South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
159 cfs | 5.48 ft | · | 76°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
|
West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
141 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 73°F | 571 ft | Stones |
|
Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
141 cfs | 4.23 ft | 60°F | 73°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
|
Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
135 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 76°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
|
Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
123 cfs | 6.10 ft | · | 75°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
120 cfs | 3.35 ft | · | 73°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
108 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 72°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
105 cfs | 3.84 ft | · | 74°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
101 cfs | 3.29 ft | · | 72°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
|
Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
95 cfs | 2.11 ft | 77°F | 70°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
86 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 74°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
|
Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
85 cfs | 3.90 ft | · | 73°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
|
West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
82 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 72°F | 782 ft | Obey |
|
Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
82 cfs | 5.73 ft | · | 72°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
|
Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
71 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
|
Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
63 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 68°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
|
Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
37 cfs | 11.70 ft | · | 72°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
|
Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
37 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 73°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
37 cfs | 2.84 ft | · | 73°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
32 cfs | 1.05 ft | · | 75°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
|
Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
31 cfs | 4.60 ft | · | 74°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
30 cfs | 1.94 ft | · | 69°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
|
Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
24 cfs | 2.30 ft | · | 72°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
|
Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
20 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 72°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
14 cfs | 2.88 ft | · | 73°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
13 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 75°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
9 cfs | 3.00 ft | · | 73°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
5 cfs | 6.61 ft | · | 77°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
14 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
3 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
2 cfs | 1.89 ft | · | 77°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
15 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
1 cfs | 4.77 ft | · | 74°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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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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