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Tennessee Riverboat Company

Little River near Knoxville, TN

River18.8 mi

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Around Little River

2 mi

Before you go

  • Timed entryGreat Smoky Mountains National Park Vehicle Reservations

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little River is an 18.8 mile river near Tennessee Riverboat Company in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little River near Maryville, TN (site 03498500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2026

Little River typically runs highest in March, at a median 669 cfs, and lowest in October, at 130 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 23,100 cfs, in 1994.

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Typical flow by month at Little River near Maryville, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January531333 to 880
February614424 to 996
March669469 to 1,010
April540388 to 814
May353270 to 526
June247181 to 370
July213143 to 337
August180117 to 285
September13386 to 202
October13085 to 213
November204127 to 355
December409236 to 731

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 75 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little River near Maryville, TN (site 03498500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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