Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The Little doesn't take much rain to run, and holds for up to a week after a good rain.  In a good winter, flows are only a few inches away at any time.  Now that the Little River above Townsend gauge is linked, accuracy is greatly improved in flow predictions.

 

It has been run as low as 2 feet, but it is not very fun.  2.3 is acceptable, but 2.4 is a better minimum.

 

2.4 - good minimum

2.7 - a great low level

3.0 - starts cooking

3.5 - high

4.0+ watch out.

 

The run has been done as high as 6 feet, but be ready for non-stop class 5.  The elbow has been run at 9 feet.

 

3 feet is the classic level, 2.8 being the easiest.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TN
usgs-03497300 2.40 - 5.00 ft III-IV+ 00h41m 2.19 ft (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.40 -5.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable III-IV+

Report - Reports of Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Little [TN] MEM'S BOATING CLUB n/a Memree Phillips
Little [TN] Little River 900 Kathleen Burress
Little [TN] boof x 3 2.6 ft Andrew Gunnoe
Little [TN] lil'river... n/a Brian Mattingly
Little River [TN] Sink #3 n/a Darrell McPeake
Little [TN] Ducky 1 swim 2.5 James Locke
Little2. Sinks to the Elbow [ ] Laura below Tunnel n/a Kirk Eddlemon
Little River [TN] Sik Boof on Sink #1 n/a Cooper Lambla
Little [TN] The Sinks n/a Matt Muir
358d23h36m /Little-2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Open Canoe - Elbow n/a Thomas DeVoe
358d23h38m /Little-2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Open Canoe - Top Meanies 2.70 ft Thomas DeVoe
1y114d02h50m /Little-2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Wood in the Sinks n/a Matthew Beauchamp
1y364d12h43m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] rapid above tunnel a good level n/a
1y364d20h39m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] entering the elbow 3.2 ft a good level n/a
1y364d20h54m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] tunnel rapid 3.2 ft a good level n/a
2y117d04h24m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 12/28/09 n/a user: "amyersd"
2y118d18h04m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 10/15/09 0.00 ft n/a
2y138d20h33m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 09/25/09 n/a royce cowan
2y195d14h34m sinks [TN] Rick on the sinks n/a n/a
2y211d21h40m Elbow, Little River [TN] Pothole below the Elbow on the Little River n/a Daniel Fosbinder

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