Tennessee River

States: Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky Length: 652 miles HUC Basin: 06 4 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Tennessee River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Little Tennessee River Near Prentiss, NC
NC
340 2.24 Normal 15.0 ft
Little Tennessee River at Needmore, NC
NC
893 2.83 Normal 11.0 ft
Tennessee River at Florence AL
AL
0 Very Low
Tennessee River at Whitesburg AL
AL
Unknown 17.0 ft

About the Tennessee River

The Tennessee River is monitored by 4 active USGS stream gauges across Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky. The river runs approximately 652 miles. 1 of 4 gauges are running below normal for this date. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Little Tennessee River at Needmore, NC (893 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System