Tennessee River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 3, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 79% of normal across 83 USGS gauges — the highest is 316,000 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 79% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 316,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Ocoee River At Copperhill is seeing a spike today — up 2948% 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 9,480 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
8 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
298,000 cfs | · | · | 68°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
10,800 cfs | 18.26 ft | · | 69°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
1,590 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 67°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
1,560 cfs | 7.89 ft | · | 68°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
1,440 cfs | 7.32 ft | · | 66°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
1,360 cfs | 42.34 ft | · | 67°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
1,250 cfs | 7.08 ft | · | 67°F | 412 ft | Red |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
1,220 cfs | 2.38 ft | · | 68°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
1,110 cfs | 5.13 ft | · | 67°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
1,080 cfs | 3.80 ft | · | 68°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
1,010 cfs | 4.09 ft | · | 67°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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New River At New River, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
987 cfs | 4.43 ft | 73°F | 66°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
976 cfs | 1.88 ft | · | 67°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
894 cfs | 3.79 ft | · | 67°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
833 cfs | 4.47 ft | · | 66°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
798 cfs | 1.59 ft | 53°F | 67°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
714 cfs | 4.25 ft | · | 67°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
587 cfs | 3.12 ft | · | 69°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
558 cfs | 2.41 ft | 48°F | 67°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
548 cfs | 2.99 ft | 135°F | 66°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
499 cfs | 2.32 ft | · | 69°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
499 cfs | 3.31 ft | · | 69°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
475 cfs | 6.48 ft | · | 69°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
451 cfs | 2.93 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
403 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 66°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
370 cfs | 1.72 ft | · | 68°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
368 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 67°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
364 cfs | 6.31 ft | · | 66°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
339 cfs | 9.48 ft | · | 66°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
329 cfs | 2.07 ft | 74°F | 67°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
314 cfs | 1.67 ft | 75°F | 67°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
301 cfs | 5.17 ft | · | 69°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
286 cfs | 2.20 ft | 68°F | 67°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
273 cfs | 1.87 ft | · | 67°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
235 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 68°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
221 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 67°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
218 cfs | 5.44 ft | · | 66°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
211 cfs | 11.08 ft | · | 66°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
204 cfs | 5.54 ft | 73°F | 66°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
184 cfs | 10.14 ft | 71°F | 66°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
179 cfs | 2.65 ft | 66°F | 66°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
174 cfs | 3.61 ft | · | 67°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
137 cfs | 1.23 ft | · | 67°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
136 cfs | 5.19 ft | · | 67°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
136 cfs | 3.29 ft | · | 68°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
132 cfs | 5.31 ft | · | 66°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
131 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 68°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
119 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 67°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
115 cfs | 2.84 ft | 62°F | 68°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
112 cfs | 3.88 ft | · | 67°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
105 cfs | 2.17 ft | 74°F | 66°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
100 cfs | 1.96 ft | 79°F | 66°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
88 cfs | 3.36 ft | · | 66°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
86 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 66°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
85 cfs | 5.77 ft | · | 66°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
77 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
75 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 66°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
69 cfs | 2.56 ft | · | 68°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
68 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 67°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
63 cfs | 5.10 ft | · | 68°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
60 cfs | 3.26 ft | · | 68°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
59 cfs | · | · | 68°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
58 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 69°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
57 cfs | 3.81 ft | 60°F | 67°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
55 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 68°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Obed River Near Lancing, Tn
1 day ago · USGS 03539800 |
54 cfs | 1.10 ft | · | 68°F | 932 ft | Emory |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
53 cfs | 5.57 ft | · | 68°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
41 cfs | 1.14 ft | · | 68°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
40 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 68°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
35 cfs | 1.50 ft | · | 68°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
31 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
23 cfs | 1.96 ft | · | 68°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
6 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
22 cfs | 1.82 ft | · | 67°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
21 cfs | 2.14 ft | · | 68°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
18 cfs | 5.27 ft | · | 68°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
13 cfs | 6.75 ft | · | 69°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
13 cfs | 11.32 ft | · | 67°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
12 cfs | 2.29 ft | · | 67°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
7 cfs | 2.94 ft | · | 66°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
4 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 68°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
3 cfs | · | · | 67°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
8 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
2 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 66°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
7 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
0 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 69°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 3, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 79% of normal across 83 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Memphis is reporting the highest discharge at 316,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Tennessee river is running highest right now?
As of August 3, 2026, the highest discharge in Tennessee is 316,000 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.