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State Summary

Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
TN Abrams Creek— Cades Cove to Abrams Creek Campground II-III+(V) 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Abrams Creek 2— Abrams Creek Campground to Hwy 129 II 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Bald River— F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls II-IV(V) 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Basin Creek— Jeep Trail to Fall Creek V
TN Beaver Creek— Pellisippi Parkway to Melton Hill Lake I-II 84 cfs   low 8/8 11:00
TN Bee Creek— Taft Center or County Bridge at Glade Creek to Caney Fork III-V 34 cfs   low 8/28 20:15
TN Big Brush Creek— Bridge on FS road off Highway 8/111 to Highway 127 III-V+
TN Big Creek— FR221/Peavine Road to US64 III-IV+
TN Big Fiery Gizzard Creek— Tracy City section III-V  
TN Big Sewee— Hwy 58 bridge to Decatur-Watts Bar Rd I(II)
TN Blackburn Fork— TN 6294 to Roaring River II-III
TN Bledsoe Creek— Ford west of Greenfield Road to Old Union Recreation Area I-II
TN Board Camp Creek— Jones Gap Rd to Soddy Creek IV-V
TN Brush Creek— Seventh Day Adventist Compound to Roaring Creek V+
TN Buffalo River— Murphy Bridge to Topsy Bridge I(II) 246 cfs   low 8/28 21:15
TN Bumbee Creek— Bumbee Creek / Mapleslush Branch Confluence to Piney River III-IV+(V)
TN Cain Creek— Barker Camp Rd. to Bowater Parking lot IV-V 150 cfs   low 8/28 23:30  
TN Cane Creek— Fall Creek Falls State Park to Highway 30 IV-V 62.00 CFS*   low 8/28 23:00
TN Caney Fork— 0. Rock Island State Park - Bridge above Blue Hole picnic area to picnic area II-IV(V)
TN Caney Fork— 1. Clifty Bridge to Bee Creek III-V 34 cfs   low 8/28 20:15
TN Caney Fork— 2. Bee Creek to Collins River I-III
TN Citico Creek— 1. Indian Boundary to Below Pigs in Space III-IV 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Citico Creek— 2. Doublecamp to Little Tennessee River II-III
TN Clear Creek— 1. US 127 to Barnett Bridge I-II+(III) 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30
TN Clear Creek— 2. Barnett Bridge to Jett Bridge I-III 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30  
TN Clear Creek— 3. Jett to Lilly II+(III) 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30
TN Clear Creek— 4. Lilly to Nemo II-IV 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30
TN Clear Fork— 1. Gatewood Bridge to Brewster Bridge I-II 157 cfs   8/29 0:00
TN Clear Fork— 2. Brewster Bridge to Burnt Mill Bridge II+ 157 cfs   med 8/29 0:00
TN Clear Fork— Burnt Mill Bridge to Confluence with New River II+(III) 157 cfs   low 8/29 0:00
TN Clear Fork (of the Cumberland)— Hwy 90 bridge to Sandy Beach Cove II-III cfs   1/26 12:00
TN Clear Fork, North Prong— 1. Old Sunbright to Banner Springs III-IV
TN Clear Fork, North Prong— 2. Banner Springs to Gatewood Bridge I-II
TN Clifty Creek— Eastland Rd to Caney Fork V 4.63 ft   low 8/28 23:00
TN Coal Bank— the ridge
TN Coker Creek— Highway 68 to Hiwassee River III-IV(V) 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15  
TN Conasauga— Jacks River to U.S. 411 Bridge II-III
TN Conasauga Creek— FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge III-IV(V+) 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Cooper Creek— Barker Camp Rd to Bowater Parking Lot IV-V+ 4.31 ft   7/12 7:30
TN Cosby Creek— Tom's Creek to Hwy 32 III-IV
TN Cove Creek— Cascades II-IV
TN Crab Orchard Creek— Flat Rock Ford to Oakdale (Emory River) II-IV 380 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Crooked Fork Creek— Potter's Falls to Camp Austin (Lower) III-IV 380 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Crooked Fork Creek— US 27 to Potter's Falls (Upper) III-IV(V) 380 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
tn Cumberland, Big South Fork— Leatherwood Ford to Station Camp I-II(IV) 721 cfs   med 8/28 20:30
TN Cumberland, Big South Fork— Station Camp to Blue Heron, KY II+(IV) 721 cfs   med 8/28 20:30
TN Cumberland, Big South Fork— The Confluence to Leatherwood Ford II-IV 721 cfs   med 8/28 20:30
TN Daddy's Creek— 1. Big Lick to Sutton Dam I-II 26 cfs   8/28 20:15
TN Daddy's Creek— 2. Sutton Dam to Antioch Bridge I-II 1.39 ft   8/28 20:15
TN Daddy's Creek— 3. Antioch Bridge to Devils Breakfast Table Bridge III-IV+ 26 cfs   low 8/28 20:15
TN Deep Creek— Mowbray to Soddy V
TN Doe— 1. Crabtree (US l9 Bridge) to Blevins Bridge on Bear Gauge Road II-III 183 cfs   8/28 23:00
TN Doe— 2. Gorge: Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E bridge at Hampton High School III-IV 183 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Doe— 3. Highway 19E bridge @ Hampton High School to Covered Bridge Park - Elizabethton II-III 183 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Doe, Laurel Fork— Dennis Cove to Hampton IV-V(V+) 183 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Doublecamp Creek— to Citico Creek IV 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Dunlap Creek— Jolley Road to Piney River III-IV
TN Duskin Creek— Off Shut - In Gap Road to the Piney River at Spring City III-IV
TN Elk— Bridge Above Stone Mtn Church (Route 2520) to US 321 bridge near Elk Mills II-III
TN Elk (Carter County)— Big Falls to Poga Rd IV-V(V+) 92 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Emory— 1. Coal loading facility at base of Ligias Ridge to Hwy 62 II-IV 380.00   8/28 23:00
TN Emory— 2. Emory River Canyon - Hwy 62 to Nemo II-III 75 cfs   low 8/28 20:45
TN Emory— 3. Nemo to Oakdale I-III 171.00   8/28 20:45
TN Fall Creek— Ozone Falls to White's Creek II-IV
TN Falling Water Creek— Waldens Ridge to Soddy Daisy IV-V+
TN Flat Creek— Highway 136 to Roaring River II-III
TN Flat Fork, North Prong— Panther Branch & Emory Gap Branch Confluence to Parking Lot II-III(IV) 380 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN French Broad— Del Rio to Bridgeport Market I-II(III) 795 cfs   low 7/17 13:00
TN French Broad— Hot Springs (NC) to Highway 107 at Del Rio I-III 795 cfs   low 7/17 13:00
TN Gee Creek— hike up back to parking area IV-V 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Goforth Creek— to the Ocoee IV-V
TN Griffin Creek— to the Sequatchie IV(V+)
TN Hall Branch— Camp Austin road to Emory River III-IV+
TN Henderson Creek— Liberty Hill Rd to Laurel-Snow Parking lot V
TN Hiwassee— 1. Appalachia Dam to Appalachia Powerhouse III-IV
TN Hiwassee— 2. Appalachia Powerhouse to Bridge at Reliance II 16.87 feet   8/28 23:45
TN Holston— South Holston Dam to Boone Lake I-II
TN Hurricane Creek— Camp Ground Rd to East Fork Obey IV-V 55 cfs   low 8/28 22:30
TN Island Creek— Catoosa Bridge to Emory River III-IV+
TN Island Creek— Catoosa Road to Catoosa Bridge III-IV
TN Laurel Creek— to Tellico just below Turkey Creek Confluence V
TN Little— 0. Old Rail Bridge to Elkmont C.G. III-IV 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little— 1. Bridge at Elkmont to Sinks II-III 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little— 2. Sinks to the Elbow III-IV+ 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little— 3. Elbow to the 'Y' (Townsend) II+(III) 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30  
TN Little— 4. Townsend to Dam at Melrose II 210 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little— 5. Dam at Melrose to the Tennessee River I 210 cfs   8/28 23:30
TN Little Brush Creek— To Rte. 111 just past Dunlap IV-V
TN Little Clear Creek— Hwy 62 to Lily III-IV+ 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30
TN Little Emory— Ford Near Right Fork to Kring Hollow Rd. II-III
TN Little Emory, Middle Fork— Stephens to below Coalfield III-IV(V) 380 cfs   low 8/28 23:00
TN Little Fiery Gizzard Creek— Into Big Fiery Gizzard Creek III-IV
TN Little Harpeth River— Granny White Pike to Hwy 100 I(II)
TN Little Hurricane Creek— Muddy Pond Rd. to Hurricane Creek V 55 cfs   low 8/28 22:30
TN Little Loss Creek— into Big Loss Creek 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, Middle Prong— 0. Buck Fork to Ramsay Prong IV-V 176 cfs   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, Middle Prong— 1. Ramsey Prong confluence to Bridge at Trailhead V 176 cfs   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, Middle Prong— 2. Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence IV-V 176 cfs   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, Middle Prong— 3. Porter's Creek Confluence to Hwy 73 III-IV 176 cfs   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, Middle Prong— 4. Highway 73 to Richardson Cove II-III 176 cfs   low 8/28 23:15
TN Little Pigeon, West Prong— 1. Chimneys Trailhead to Chimneys Picnic Area V 253 cfs   8/29 0:29
TN Little Pigeon, West Prong— 2. Chimneys Picnic Area to Campbell Overlook V 253 cfs   8/29 0:29
TN Little Pigeon, West Prong— 3. Campbell Overlook to Sugarlands Visitor Center III-V 253 cfs   8/29 0:29
TN Little Pigeon, West Prong— 4. Gatlinburg to 1st bridge in Pigeon Forge II-III 253 cfs   8/29 0:29
TN Little Pigeon, West Prong, Roaring Fork— Second Bridge down to Park Boundary IV+
TN Little Piney Creek(Grandview)— Grandview Tenn. to Piney River III-IV(V+)
TN Little Sequatchie— Indian Creek to Sequatchie River II-III 660 cfs   8/28 22:00
TN Little Soddy Creek— Hotwater Rd to Back Valley Rd IV-V+
TN Little, Middle Prong— 1) Thunderhead and Lynncamp Prong confluence to next bridge IV 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little, Middle Prong— 2) First Bridge below Lynn Camp and Thunderhead Prong Confluence to Tremont Institute III-IV 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little, West Prong— 1. Cold Water Knob to Cades Cove Rd. III-IV 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Little, West Prong— 2. Confluence with Laurel Creek to the Y III+ 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Lynn Camp Prong— to confluence with Thunderhead Prong III-IV+(V+) 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30  
TN Mammys Creek— US 70 to US 27 II+(IV)
TN McGill Creek— Hendon Rd to Coulterville Rd IV-V
TN Middle Creek— Rainbow Lake to Tennessee River V
TN Moccasin Creek— Shut-In Gap Road to Piney River I-II
TN Morgan Creek— Snow Falls to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot V
TN Mud Lick Creek— culvert to Emory River III+
TN Mullens Creek— Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove IV-V(V+)
TN New River— US 27 Bridge to Clear Fork River II-III 288 cfs   low 8/29 0:00
TN Nolichucky— Big Rocks II+(III) 2,620 cfs   high 8/28 23:30
TN Nolichucky— Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Jackson Love Bridge I-II(III) 2,620 cfs   med 8/28 23:30
TN Nolichucky— Poplar N.C. to Nolichucky Gorge Campground (Erwin, TN) III-IV 2,620 cfs   med 8/28 23:30
TN Nolichucky— The Secret Spot II+(III) 2,620 cfs   med 8/28 23:30
TN North Chickamauga Creek— 1. Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run II-III 150 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN North Chickamauga Creek— 2. Walden Ridge to Soddy-Daisy IV-V 150 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN North Chickamauga Creek— 3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27 III-IV 150 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN North River— North River Campground to Tellico River III-IV 1.05 Feet   low 8/28 23:15
TN North White Oak Creek— Zenith Mines to Leatherwood Ford II
TN Obed— 1. U.S. 127 near Crossville to Adams Bridge I-V 171 cfs   8/28 20:45
TN Obed— 2. Adams Bridge to Potter's Ford II-IV 1.51 ft   8/28 20:45
TN Obed— 3. Potter's Ford to Obed Junction I-III 171 cfs   8/28 20:45
TN Obed— 4. Obed Junction to Nemo II-IV 380.00   low 8/28 23:00
TN Obey, E. Fork— Cliff Springs to TN 85 Bridge II-V+ 55 cfs   low 8/28 22:30
TN Obey, E. Fork— TN 85 Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake I-II
TN Obey, West Fork— TN 85n Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake II 22 cfs   8/28 20:00
TN Ocoee— Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse III+  
TN Ocoee— Upper Ocoee - Ocoee #3 to Ocoee #2 Dam III-IV  
TN Paine Creek— to Richland Creek
TN Panther Creek— to Abrams Creek at Hwy 129 II-IV(V)
TN Pigeon— 1. Walter's Power Plant at Waterville to Bridge at Hartford II-III 200 cfs   low 8/29 0:00  
TN Pigeon— 2. Lower Pigeon II(III) 200 cfs   low 8/29 0:00  
TN Pine Creek— Bend in road to Big South Fork IV-V 8/28 20:30
TN Pine Creek— to Center Hill Reservior III-IV+(V)
TN Piney Creek— Hwy 70 to Hwy 27 (Whites Creek) III-IV 1.05   8/28 23:15
TN Piney River— Wash-Pelfrey Road to Spring City III-IV
TN Pocket Creek— to the Seqatchie IV-V
TN Possum Creek, Big— Waldens Ridge to Bakewell III+(IV)
TN Possum Creek, Little— Waldens Ridge to Bakewell V
TN Richland Creek— Old Dayton Reservoir to Laurel-Snow Parking Lot III-IV(V)
TN Road Prong— Third bridge to just above West Prong confluence V
TN Road Prong, Upper— Green Light Falls to Third Bridge V+
TN Roaring Creek— New Harmony Rd to Brayton Mountain Rd (Montague) III-IV+(V)
TN Roaring River— Hwy 135 to Stock Gap Rd. Bridge II-III 0.61 ft   low 8/28 22:30
TN Rock Creek— Annadel to Hwy 62 I-II+(III)
TN Rock Creek— Retro-Hughes Road to Leggett Rd bridge III-IV+ 150 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN RockHouse Branch— Shut-in-Gap Road to Piney Take-Out (Spring City Tn) IV(V)
TN Rocky River— to Caney Fork  
TN Rutherford Creek— Columbia Rock Road to Duck River I-II(III)
TN Savage Creek— Savage Gulf
TN Soak Creek— Dirt road, off Jewitt Rd to Piney River III-IV
TN Soddy Creek— Waldens Ridge to Jones Gap Road IV-V+
TN Spivey Creek— Little Bald Creek to Tumbling Rich Gap Brook V+ 2,620 cfs   low 8/28 23:30
TN Spring Creek— 1. Hwy 42 near Rickman to the Roaring River II-V
TN Spring Creek— 2. Waterloo Falls to Spring Creek Community II-III(IV) 0.61 ft   low 8/28 22:30
TN Spruce Flats Prong— Honey Cove Branch confluence to Middle Prong Little River V+ 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Stinging Fork— Stinging Fork Falls to Piney River IV(V)
TN Suck Creek— Suck Confluence to Bridge IV-V+  
TN Suck Creek, North— above pipeline to Suck Confluence III-IV+(V)
TN Suck Creek, South— undisclosed put-in (Pipeline?) to Suck Confluence IV-V+
TN Tellico— 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River II-III 1.05 Feet   low 8/28 23:15
TN Tellico— 2. Bridge above Bald River to bridge below Jared's Knee III-IV 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15
TN Tellico— 3. Bridge below Jared's Knee to Ranger Station II-III 1.05 ft   low 8/28 23:15  
TN Tellico— 4. Ranger Station to Tellico Plains I-III 1.05 Feet   low 8/28 23:15
TN Thunderhead Prong— to confluence with Lynn Camp Prong IV 2.07 feet   low 8/28 23:30
TN Trail Fork— Boomer to USFS Border V
TN Turkey Creek— Waucheesi to Tellico River IV-V
TN Turtletown Creek— Off Hwy 68 near Farner to off F.S. road 23 IV-V 1.05 ft*   low 8/28 23:15
TN Walker Camp Prong— Bridge below Alum Cave Creek confluence to Chimney's Trailhead IV-V
TN Watauga— Guys Ford Bridge to Watauga Lake IV-V 218 cfs   med 8/28 23:45
TN Watauga— Watauga Reservoir to Boone Lake I-II
TN White Creek (Morgan County)— Twin Bridges to Barnett Bridge I-II 50 cfs   low 8/28 20:30
TN White Oak Creek— Burville Road to Burnt Mill Bridge II 157 cfs   8/29 0:00
TN White Oak Creek— Highway 52 to Clear Fork River I-II
TN White's Creek (Rhea County)— 1. Rt 68 to Possum Trot/Alloway Bridge III+
TN White's Creek (Rhea County)— 2. Possum Trot/Alloway Road to Route 27 III
TN Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary)— Source to Tellico River III-IV+ 1.05 feet   low 8/28 23:15
TN Wolf Creek— FR to Hiawassee River IV+
TN Woodcock Creek— Woodcock Gulf to Daus IV-V+
TN Yellow Creek— Catoosa Road to Daddy's Creek III-IV+ 26 cfs   low 8/28 20:15
TN Yellow Creek— FR 44 to Bullet Creek V