Freeze Warning
2026-04-18T08:00:00-06:00

* WHAT...Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures dropping down into the 18 to 24 degree range. * WHERE...All of the Front Range Urban Corridor and northeast plains of Colorado. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 8 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...If not drained or protected, damage to above ground irrigation lines will be likely. A hard freeze could kill sensitive vegetation and damage fruit trees.

Cheoah River

Last Updated: April 17, 2026

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Cheoah River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the Cheoah River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .

The Cheoah River is a 19-mile long river that runs through the western part of North Carolina.


15-Day Long Term Forecast


       
River Streamflow Levels
Streamgauge Streamflow Gauge Stage 24hr Change (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
Cheoah River Nr Bearpen Gap Nr Tapoco
USGS 0351706800
156 cfs 3.07 ft -1.18
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile

The Cheoah River is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina in the United States.
It is located in Graham County in far western North Carolina, near Robbinsville, and is approximately 20 miles in length. Its headwaters are in the Appalachian Mountains where it flows northwest near Robbinsville, to the Lake Santeetlah and flows towards the Tennessee border with a terminus at the Little Tennessee between the Cheoah Dam and Lake Calderwood.