River Levels
Tennessee river levels
Live streamflow for 91 gauged Tennessee reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
59% of gauged Tennessee rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 25, 2026.
Of 78 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 46 are below normal (14 of them much below), 31 are in the normal range, and 1 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Boating Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, boatinghubs.com/flows/tennessee.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi RiverMississippi River at Memphis, TN | 301,000 cfs | 229,000 cfs | Normal65th percentile · 93 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: -0.1 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Cumberland RiverCumberland River at Nashville, TN | 4,200 cfs17.47 ft | 7,990 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 19 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 17.1 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Caney ForkCaney Fork at Stonewall | 970 cfs7.19 ft | 1,400 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 15 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| French Broad RiverFrench Broad River near Newport, TN | 949 cfs2.21 ft | 1,260 cfs | Normal31st percentile · 123 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Nolichucky RiverNolichucky River near Lowland | 690 cfs6.83 ft | 765 cfs | Normal37th percentile · 25 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Obion RiverObion River at Hwy 51 near Obion, TN | 496 cfs18.97 ft | 669 cfs | Normal27th percentile · 97 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 19 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Clinch RiverClinch River above Tazewell, TN | 480 cfs1.25 ft | 347 cfs | Normal61st percentile · 107 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Elk RiverElk River at Prospect, TN | 434 cfs0.94 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Hatchie RiverHatchie River at Rialto, TN | 360 cfs2.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Duck RiverDuck River at Hwy 100 at Centerville, TN | 346 cfs2.82 ft | 662 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 25 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.8 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Buffalo RiverBuffalo River below Lobelville, TN | 297 cfs2.87 ft | 378 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 99 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.9 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Elk RiverElk River above Fayetteville, TN | 277 cfs1.48 ft | 1,070 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 56 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.6 ft by Mon 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Ocoee RiverOcoee River at Copperhill, TN | 242 cfs2.53 ft | 731 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 9 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Hatchie RiverHatchie River at Bolivar, TN | 221 cfs5.55 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Forked Deer RiverSouth Fork Forked Deer River near Owl City, TN | 205 cfs8.95 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Wolf RiverWolf River at Rossville, TN | 198 cfs1.52 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Duck RiverDuck River near Shelbyville, TN | 194 cfs2.66 ft | 219 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 50 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.7 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Duck RiverDuck River at Mile 156 near Pottsville, TN | 176 cfs5.32 ft | 254 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 14 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Obion RiverNorth Fork Obion River near Martin, TN (CE) | 162 cfs5.19 ft | 197 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 25 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.2 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Duck RiverDuck River at Columbia, TN | 158 cfs1.42 ft | 316 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 50 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.4 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Buffalo RiverBuffalo River near Flat Woods, TN | 138 cfs2.03 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 22 ft. NWS reads 2.03 ft here. |
| Rutherford Fork Obion RiverSouth Fork Obion River near Greenfield, TN | 133 cfs5.10 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Shoal CreekShoal Creek at Iron City, TN | 123 cfs1.72 ft | 171 cfs | Below normal19th percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.7 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Little Pigeon RiverLittle Pigeon River at Sevierville, TN | 104 cfs1.33 ft | 141 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 106 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.3 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Red RiverRed River at Port Royal, TN | 100 cfs3.75 ft | 189 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 65 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Loosahatchie River CanalLoosahatchie River near Arlington, TN | 95 cfs0.69 ft | 100 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 57 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.7 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Little RiverLittle River near Maryville, TN | 85 cfs5.16 ft | 123 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 75 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 18 ft. NWS reads 5.15 ft here. |
| Collins RiverCollins River near Mcminnville, TN | 81 cfs1.39 ft | 140 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 102 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Wolf RiverWolf River at Lagrange, TN | 77 cfs5.46 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Harpeth RiverHarpeth River near Kingston Springs, TN | 71 cfs0.43 ft | 134 cfs | Normal25th percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Middle Fork Forked Deer RiverMiddle Fork Forked Deer River near Fairview | 69 cfs4.06 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Stones RiverStones River at US Hwy 70 near Donelson, TN | 63 cfs3.24 ft | 1,460 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 13 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 35 ft. NWS reads 3.08 ft here. |
| Piney RiverPiney River at Vernon, TN | 62 cfs3.02 ft | 91 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 14 ft. NWS reads 3.01 ft here. |
| Big Sandy RiverBig Sandy River at Bruceton, TN | 56 cfs3.63 ft | 86 cfs | Below normal17th percentile · 97 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Tellico RiverTellico River at Tellico Plains, TN | 51 cfs0.62 ft | 78 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 101 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 0.62 ft here. |
| Sequatchie RiverSequatchie River near Whitwell, TN | 49 cfs0.67 ft | 83 cfs | Below normal23rd percentile · 106 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.7 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Little RiverLittle River above Townsend, TN | 48 cfs1.31 ft | 86 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 63 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 1.31 ft here. |
| Cypress CreekCypress Creek near Florence AL | 47 cfs1.52 ft | 77 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 92 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Harpeth RiverHarpeth River at Bellevue, TN | 38 cfs1.14 ft | 47 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 95 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.1 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Horse CreekHorse Creek near Savannah, TN (tva) | 37 cfs0.51 ft | 57 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 14 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 13.8 ft. NWS reads 0.52 ft here. |
| Richland CreekRichland Creek at Hwy 64 Bypass at Pulaski, TN | 30 cfs5.27 ft | 79 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 17 yr record | NWS forecast: 5.3 ft by Sun 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Sewee CreekSewee Creek near Decatur, TN | 28 cfs0.27 ft | 33 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 92 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 0.27 ft here. |
| Emory RiverEmory River at Oakdale, TN | 26 cfs1.71 ft | 81 cfs | Normal31st percentile · 99 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.7 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage. |
| Wolftever CreekWolftever Creek near Ooltewah, TN | 26 cfs2.54 ft | 8.6 cfs | Above normal79th percentile · 62 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 2.52 ft here. |
| Beaver CreekBeaver Creek at Solway, TN | 24 cfs5.33 ft | 39 cfs | Below normal16th percentile · 27 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yellow CreekYellow Creek at Ellis Mills, TN | 23 cfs3.13 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Limestone CreekBig Limestone Creek near Limestone, TN | 22 cfs2.97 ft | 22 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 30 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Oostanaula CreekOostanaula Creek near Sanford, TN | 20 cfs2.20 ft | 29 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 72 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 2.21 ft here. |
| Obed RiverObed River at Adams Bridge near Crossville, TN | 19 cfs4.66 ft | 23 cfs | Normal45th percentile · 15 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Duck RiverDuck River below Manchester, TN | 19 cfs-0.13 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Calfkiller RiverCalfkiller River at Hwy 70 at Sparta, TN | 18 cfs2.88 ft | 47 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 9 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Wolf RiverWolf River near Byrdstown, TN | 18 cfs1.78 ft | 19 cfs | Normal44th percentile · 84 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| West Prong Little Pigeon RiverWest Prong Little Pigeon R near Gatlinburg, TN | 16 cfs2.69 ft | 25 cfs | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 2.69 ft here. |
| Falling Water RiverFalling Water River near Cookeville, TN | 15 cfs4.15 ft | 11 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 94 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Sycamore CreekSycamore Creek near Ashland City, TN | 13 cfs1.48 ft | 30 cfs | Much below normal6th percentile · 65 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 14 ft. NWS reads 1.49 ft here. |
| New RiverNew River at New River, TN | 13 cfs1.73 ft | 52 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 92 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Harpeth RiverHarpeth River below Franklin, TN | 13 cfs1.50 ft | 44 cfs | Much below normal10th percentile · 38 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 27 ft. NWS reads 1.52 ft here. |
| West Fork Stones RiverWest Fork Stones River at Murfreesboro, TN | 11 cfs1.77 ft | 47 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 54 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| East Fork Stones RiverEast Fork Stones River near Lascassas, TN | 11 cfs2.89 ft | 37 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 75 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bullrun CreekBullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, TN | 11 cfs1.51 ft | 19 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 69 yr record | Flood stage 10 ft. |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a stretch is safe to run: check the channel, the hazards and a current local notice before you launch. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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