Tennessee River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 16, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 77% of normal across 82 USGS gauges — the highest is 241,000 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 77% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Memphis reporting the highest discharge in the state at 241,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 0.19 ft.
Meanwhile, the Pigeon River At Newport is seeing a spike today — up 115% 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.
Active weather warnings for Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is under a Heat Advisory from September 15-19, with dangerously high heat index values reaching up to 108°F expected across the region. Residents in Nashville and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities should take precautions against heat-related illnesses, including staying hydrated, limiting outdoor activities during peak heat hours, and checking on vulnerable populations. The combination of extreme heat and high humidity poses significant health risks, particularly for children, elderly individuals, and those with medical conditions. Seek air-conditioned shelter when possible and avoid strenuous activities until cooler evening temperatures arrive.
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 486 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Tennessee.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Tennessee streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Tennessee streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 80 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 160%: 4 readings above that — including the 176% peak in Aug 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
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
12 hours ago · USGS 07032000 |
262,000 cfs | · | · | 77°F | 308 ft | Lower Mississippi-Memphis |
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Cumberland River At Nashville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431500 |
5,590 cfs | 17.26 ft | · | 77°F | 386 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Ocoee River At Copperhill, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03559500 |
750 cfs | 3.21 ft | 135°F | 91°F | 1,454 ft | Ocoee |
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French Broad River Near Newport, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03455000 |
746 cfs | 2.07 ft | · | 90°F | 1,029 ft | Upper French Broad |
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Nolichucky River Near Lowland, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03467609 |
647 cfs | 6.69 ft | · | 91°F | 1,029 ft | Nolichucky |
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Pigeon River At Newport, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03461500 |
624 cfs | 3.40 ft | · | 91°F | 1,075 ft | Pigeon |
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Hatchie River At Rialto, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07030050 |
617 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 73°F | 259 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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Nolichucky River Below Nolichucky Dam, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03466500 |
511 cfs | 41.71 ft | · | 89°F | 1,181 ft | Nolichucky |
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Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03603000 |
485 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 402 ft | Lower Duck |
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Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03528000 |
413 cfs | 1.14 ft | · | 92°F | 1,083 ft | Upper Clinch |
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Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03601990 |
346 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 74°F | 495 ft | Lower Duck |
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Watauga River At Elizabethton, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03486000 |
344 cfs | 2.92 ft | · | 93°F | 1,489 ft | Watauga |
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Elk River At Prospect, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03584600 |
320 cfs | · | 53°F | 72°F | 581 ft | Lower Elk |
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Buffalo River Below Lobelville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03604400 |
299 cfs | 2.88 ft | · | 75°F | 435 ft | Buffalo |
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Elk River Above Fayetteville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03582000 |
280 cfs | 1.49 ft | 76°F | 72°F | 679 ft | Upper Elk |
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Hatchie River At Bolivar, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07029500 |
259 cfs | 5.76 ft | · | 74°F | 332 ft | Lower Hatchie |
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South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07027720 |
242 cfs | 9.09 ft | · | 74°F | 295 ft | South Fork Forked Deer |
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Wolf River At Rossville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07030500 |
222 cfs | 1.66 ft | · | 75°F | 329 ft | Wolf |
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Powell River Near Arthur, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03532000 |
221 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 92°F | 1,083 ft | Powell |
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Wolf River At Germantown, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 07031650 |
216 cfs | 2.85 ft | · | 76°F | 248 ft | Wolf |
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Duck River At Shelbyville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03597860 |
180 cfs | 10.12 ft | 71°F | 72°F | 723 ft | Upper Duck |
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Duck River Near Shelbyville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03598000 |
165 cfs | 2.59 ft | 66°F | 72°F | 696 ft | Upper Duck |
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North Fork Obion River Near Martin, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07025400 |
165 cfs | 5.26 ft | · | 74°F | 332 ft | Obion |
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Duck River Above Milltown, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03599240 |
164 cfs | 10.89 ft | · | 72°F | 652 ft | Upper Duck |
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South Fork Obion River Near Greenfield, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 07024500 |
164 cfs | 5.29 ft | · | 75°F | 321 ft | South Fork Obion |
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Duck River At Columbia, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03599500 |
147 cfs | 1.37 ft | · | 73°F | 580 ft | Lower Duck |
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Buffalo River Near Flat Woods, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03604000 |
141 cfs | 2.04 ft | 83°F | 74°F | 527 ft | Buffalo |
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Red River At Port Royal, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03436100 |
131 cfs | 4.02 ft | · | 75°F | 412 ft | Red |
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Little River Near Maryville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03498500 |
113 cfs | 5.32 ft | · | 91°F | 871 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Collins River Near Mcminnville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03421000 |
112 cfs | 1.53 ft | · | 71°F | 863 ft | Collins |
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Little River Near Alcoa, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03498850 |
105 cfs | 1.83 ft | · | 93°F | 837 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07030240 |
99 cfs | · | · | 74°F | 254 ft | Loosahatchie |
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Shoal Creek At Iron City, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03588500 |
94 cfs | 1.73 ft | · | 73°F | 562 ft | Pickwick Lake |
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Wolf River At Lagrange, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 07030392 |
85 cfs | 5.56 ft | · | 74°F | 375 ft | Wolf |
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South Fk Cumberland River At Leatherwood Ford, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03410210 |
75 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 93°F | 884 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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South Chickamauga Creek Near Chickamauga, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03567500 |
74 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 96°F | 649 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Little Pigeon River At Sevierville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03470000 |
73 cfs | 1.32 ft | · | 92°F | 879 ft | Lower French Broad |
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Little River Above Townsend, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03497300 |
71 cfs | 1.44 ft | 71°F | 92°F | 1,112 ft | Watts Bar Lake |
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Middle Fork Forked Deer River Near Fairview, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07028960 |
71 cfs | 4.07 ft | · | 75°F | 359 ft | North Fork Forked Deer |
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Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03571000 |
67 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 666 ft | Sequatchie |
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Piney River At Vernon, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03602500 |
66 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 74°F | 478 ft | Lower Duck |
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Harpeth River Near Kingston Springs, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03434500 |
62 cfs | · | 48°F | 75°F | 449 ft | Harpeth |
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Big Sandy River At Bruceton, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03606500 |
56 cfs | 3.64 ft | · | 75°F | 413 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Tellico River At Tellico Plains, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03518500 |
56 cfs | · | · | 93°F | 864 ft | Lower Little Tennessee |
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Emory River At Oakdale, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03540500 |
53 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 91°F | 771 ft | Emory |
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Horse Creek Near Savannah, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03593800 |
43 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee-Beech |
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Harpeth River At Bellevue, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03433500 |
38 cfs | 1.14 ft | 81°F | 75°F | 543 ft | Harpeth |
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West Fork Stones River At Murfreesboro, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03428200 |
36 cfs | 2.27 ft | · | 74°F | 571 ft | Stones |
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Big Limestone Creek Near Limestone, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03466208 |
35 cfs | 3.07 ft | · | 90°F | 1,395 ft | Nolichucky |
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Sewee Creek Near Decatur, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03543500 |
35 cfs | · | · | 93°F | 738 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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New River At New River, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03408500 |
31 cfs | 1.99 ft | 78°F | 92°F | 1,170 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Beaver Creek At Solway, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03535400 |
28 cfs | 5.34 ft | · | 92°F | 864 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Falling Water River Near Cookeville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03423000 |
28 cfs | 4.35 ft | · | 71°F | 957 ft | Caney |
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Harpeth River Below Franklin, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03432400 |
26 cfs | 1.79 ft | 62°F | 74°F | 606 ft | Harpeth |
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Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03565500 |
22 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 95°F | 731 ft | Hiwassee |
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Roaring River Near Hilham, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03418000 |
19 cfs | 11.28 ft | · | 72°F | 871 ft | Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull |
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Yellow Creek At Ellis Mills, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03436690 |
18 cfs | 3.17 ft | · | 76°F | 434 ft | Lower Cumberland |
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Clear Fork Near Robbins, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03409500 |
18 cfs | 1.37 ft | 78°F | 93°F | 1,103 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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Duck River Below Manchester, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03596000 |
16 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 922 ft | Upper Duck |
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Sycamore Creek Near Ashland City, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431800 |
13 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 75°F | 436 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Wolf River Near Byrdstown, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03416000 |
12 cfs | 1.52 ft | · | 72°F | 742 ft | Obey |
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Elk River Near Pelham, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03578000 |
12 cfs | 1.62 ft | · | 72°F | 991 ft | Upper Elk |
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Bullrun Creek Near Halls Crossroads, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03535000 |
11 cfs | 1.47 ft | · | 93°F | 870 ft | Lower Clinch |
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Smith Fork At Temperance Hall, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03424730 |
11 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 72°F | 507 ft | Caney |
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Harpeth River At Franklin, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03432350 |
9 cfs | 3.85 ft | 60°F | 74°F | 612 ft | Harpeth |
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East Fork Stones River Near Lascassas, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03427500 |
8 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 73°F | 553 ft | Stones |
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Daddys Creek Near Hebbertsburg, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03539600 |
8 cfs | 1.08 ft | 76°F | 68°F | 1,467 ft | Emory |
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West Fork Obey River Near Alpine, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03415000 |
8 cfs | 1.03 ft | · | 73°F | 782 ft | Obey |
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Big Creek Near Rogersville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03491000 |
7 cfs | 1.51 ft | · | 89°F | 1,146 ft | Holston |
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Mill Creek At Thompson Lane, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431060 |
6 cfs | 2.23 ft | · | 76°F | 437 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Bradley Creek Nr Prairie Plains, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03578500 |
6 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 71°F | 977 ft | Upper Elk |
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Clear Creek At Lilly Bridge Near Lancing, Tn
10 hours ago · USGS 03539778 |
4 cfs | 3.77 ft | 79°F | 91°F | 1,098 ft | Emory |
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Nonconnah Creek Near Germantown, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 07032200 |
4 cfs | 6.59 ft | · | 76°F | 304 ft | Horn Lake-Nonconnah |
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Browns Creek At State Fairgrounds At Nashville, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431300 |
3 cfs | 1.64 ft | · | 77°F | 445 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Cypress Creek At Camden, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03605078 |
2 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 74°F | 371 ft | Kentucky Lake |
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Richland Creek At Charlotte Ave, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03431700 |
1 cfs | · | · | 76°F | 419 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Crockett Creek Below Rogersville, Tn
11 hours ago · USGS 03491544 |
1 cfs | · | · | 90°F | 1,103 ft | Holston |
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Fletcher Creek At Sycamore View Road At Memphis, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 07031692 |
1 cfs | 1.93 ft | · | 76°F | 256 ft | Wolf |
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Whites Creek Near Bordeaux, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03431599 |
1 cfs | 4.32 ft | · | 76°F | 408 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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Dry Creek Near Edenwold, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03426470 |
0 cfs | 4.82 ft | · | 76°F | 432 ft | Lower Cumberland-Sycamore |
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North Chickamauga Cr At Mile Straight, Tn
9 hours ago · USGS 03566535 |
0 cfs | 1.02 ft | · | 71°F | 710 ft | Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga |
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Wartrace Creek Below County Road At Wartrace, Tn
12 hours ago · USGS 03597590 |
0 cfs | 1.74 ft | · | 72°F | 792 ft | Upper Duck |
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About Tennessee streamflow
What are river levels like in Tennessee right now?
As of September 16, 2026, Tennessee rivers are running at 77% of normal across 82 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Memphis is reporting the highest discharge at 241,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Tennessee river is running highest right now?
As of September 16, 2026, the highest discharge in Tennessee is 241,000 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.
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