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Piney River in Tennessee

River23.5 mi

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5 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Piney River is a 23.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Piney River at Vernon, TN (site 03602500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

Piney River typically runs highest in March, at a median 386 cfs, and lowest in September, at 87 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 40,000 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Piney River at Vernon, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January270148 to 481
February343217 to 597
March386266 to 617
April336241 to 539
May239177 to 369
June150120 to 199
July12196 to 153
August10581 to 132
September8773 to 107
October8771 to 108
November9982 to 151
December15495 to 320

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Piney River at Vernon, TN (site 03602500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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