About this river
Clinch River is a 24.0 mile river near Norris Landing Marina in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clinch River above Tazewell, TN (site 03528000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1919 to 2026
Clinch River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,850 cfs, and lowest in October, at 320 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 83,300 cfs, in 1977.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,160 | 1,210 to 3,800 | |
| February | 2,790 | 1,750 to 4,880 | |
| March | 2,850 | 1,840 to 4,800 | |
| April | 2,140 | 1,495 to 3,680 | |
| May | 1,510 | 958 to 2,650 | |
| June | 825 | 517 to 1,450 | |
| July | 682 | 429 to 1,110 | |
| August | 540 | 366 to 944 | |
| September | 363 | 236 to 549 | |
| October | 320 | 229 to 630 | |
| November | 517 | 291 to 1,050 | |
| December | 1,450 | 700 to 2,650 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 107 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clinch River above Tazewell, TN (site 03528000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Clinch River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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