Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, TN

USGS Site No: 03565500Oostanaula Creek • McMinn County, TN

Oostanaula Creek Near Sanford, TN on the Oostanaula Creek is currently at 34 cfs (Very Low — 10th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.45 ft.

Reading from

34
CFS Discharge
2.45
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 35 Today: 34 cfs
25th Low threshold 42
50th (Median) Normal (median) 57
75th High threshold 75
95th Very High threshold 112

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

920 460 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 38
May 27, 2026 41
May 26, 2026 60
May 25, 2026 42
May 24, 2026 35
May 23, 2026 35
May 22, 2026 34
May 21, 2026 28
May 20, 2026 27
May 19, 2026 28
May 18, 2026 28
May 17, 2026 29
May 16, 2026 29
May 15, 2026 30
Apr 21, 2026 37
Apr 20, 2026 41
Apr 19, 2026 40
Apr 18, 2026 38
Apr 17, 2026 39
Apr 16, 2026 39
Apr 15, 2026 40
Apr 14, 2026 42
Apr 13, 2026 43
Apr 12, 2026 44
Apr 11, 2026 45
Apr 10, 2026 47
Apr 9, 2026 49
Apr 8, 2026 50
Apr 7, 2026 56
Apr 6, 2026 74

Station Information

USGS Site No
03565500
State
TN
County
McMinn County
Coordinates
35.3276, -84.7051
Drainage Area
57 mi²
Datum (ft)
716.0
HUC Code
06020002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
8.0 ft
Flood Stage
9.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
15.0 ft

Currently 6.55 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
559 cfs
May 18, 2025
Min discharge
23 cfs
Oct 13, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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