Rivers in Tennessee
Little Pigeon River above Sevierville
Below flood stage
1.71ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 11.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 1.80 ftSun, Sep 27, 8:00 AM EDT
- Record crest
- 18.00 ft1875
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 14.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 11.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 19.60 ftPlatform of gage house doorway.
- 18.00 ftFlood of record.
- 16.00 ftThe fairgrounds and buildings along the river begin to flood. Channel improvements have lessened the likelihood of flooding, but development in the flood plain is in danger.
- 14.00 ftBuildings in the flood plain are flooded. Numerous parking lots of venues along the river may be completely flooded, including The Apple Barn, if the chief contributor is the West Prong. A mini golf course near Community Center Drive floods if the chief contributor is the West Prong.
- 12.00 ftParking lots of various dining and entertainment venues along the river may be flooding. However, the gage is 0.4 mile downstream from the confluence of the Little Pigeon River and the West Prong Little Pigeon River, which are normally of fairly comparable flows. Certain events may substantially impact one of these streams but not the other, or both equally, thus impacts upstream from their confluence cannot be standardized according to this gage.
- 11.00 ftThe river runs bankfull. No known damage occurs at this level.
Flood outlook
Chance of flooding, September to November
| Category | Chance |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | Under 5% |
| Moderate flooding | Under 5% |
| Major flooding | Under 5% |
The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.
Crest history
45 crests on NOAA’s list since 1867.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 25, 1875 | 18.00 ft |
| 2 | April 1, 1896 | 16.80 ft |
| 3 | March 7, 1867 | 16.50 ft |
| 4 | March 26, 1965 | 16.09 ft |
| 5 | April 2, 1920 | 16.00 ft |
| 6 | March 12, 1963 | 15.74 ft |
| 7 | June 29, 1928 | 15.40 ft |
| 8 | February 13, 1966 | 15.01 ft |
| 9 | February 1, 1957 | 14.71 ft |
| 10 | December 18, 1961 | 14.53 ft |
| 11 | March 5, 1917 | 14.50 ft |
| 12 | February 6, 2020 | 14.13 ft |
| 13 | March 14, 1913 | 14.10 ft |
| 14 | May 7, 2003 | 13.88 ft |
| 15 | March 16, 1973 | 13.88 ft |
| 16 | April 7, 1964 | 13.80 ft |
| 17 | January 20, 1947 | 13.67 ft |
| 18 | March 23, 1929 | 13.45 ft |
| 19 | March 26, 1936 | 13.41 ft |
| 20 | February 23, 2019 | 13.30 ft |
| 21 | March 29, 1951 | 13.26 ft |
| 22 | April 16, 1956 | 13.25 ft |
| 23 | March 8, 1961 | 13.20 ft |
| 24 | January 22, 1959 | 12.65 ft |
| 25 | September 22, 1989 | 12.60 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 27, 2024: 11.55 ft
- May 9, 2024: 10.70 ft
- January 9, 2024: 10.70 ft
- February 23, 2022: 10.66 ft
- August 18, 2021: 10.81 ft
- April 13, 2020: 12.49 ft
- February 6, 2020: 14.13 ft
- February 23, 2019: 13.30 ft
- October 20, 2016: 9.94 ft
- January 30, 2013: 11.22 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.