Rivers and flooding in Tennessee
215 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Tennessee. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in Tennessee in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Pigeon River at Newport11% chance of major flooding
- Buffalo River near Lobelville6% chance of moderate flooding
- S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga5% chance of moderate flooding
- Harpeth River near Kingston Springs11% chance of minor flooding
- Sequatchie River near Whitwell11% chance of minor flooding
- Shoal Creek near Iron City11% chance of minor flooding
- Mill Creek at Antioch9% chance of minor flooding
- Mill Creek at Woodbine9% chance of minor flooding
- Obion River near Martin7% chance of minor flooding
- Red River near Port Royal7% chance of minor flooding
- Richland Creek near Pulaski7% chance of minor flooding
- Duck River at Centerville5% chance of minor flooding
14 of the 44 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Tennessee have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Basses Creek
Beaver Creek (TN)
Big Creek
Big Limestone Creek
Big Sandy River (KY)
Big South Fork Cumberland River
Bledsoe Creek
Bradley Creek
Browns Creek
Buffalo River
Bullrun Creek
Calfkiller River
Caney Fork
Clear Creek (TN)
Clear Fork River 3 miles NW of Robbins
Clinch River
- Clinch River at ClintonNo flood stages set
- Clinch River at Looneys Gap 16ENEOut of service
- Clinch River at Melton Hill DamNo flood stages set
- Clinch River at Melton Hill DamBelow flood stage
- Clinch River at Norris DamNo flood stages set
- Clinch River at Norris DamBelow flood stage
- Clinch River at TazewellBelow flood stage
Collins River
Conner Creek
Crockett Creek
Cumberland River
- Cumberland River at Ashland CityBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at BordeauxBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at CarthageBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at CelinaBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Cheatham Lock and DamReading out of date
- Cumberland River at ClarksvilleBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Cockrill BendReading out of date
- Cumberland River at DoverBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at EdenwoldBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at HermitageBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Hunters PointBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at NashvilleBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Old Hickory DamOut of service
- Cumberland River at Old Hickory DamBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at OmohundroBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Penington BendReading out of date
- Cumberland River at Penitentiary Branch in Jackson CountyBelow flood stage
Daddys Creek
Doe River
Dry Creek
Duck River
East Fork Little Pigeon River 3SSE Fair Garden (Oma Lee)
East Fork Obey River
East Fork Stones River
Elk River
Elk River (TN)
Emory River
Falling Water River
Fighting Creek
Flat Creek
Fletcher Creek
French Broad River
Friar Branch
Gists Creek 2W Sevierville
Goose Creek
Harpeth River
Hatchie River
Hiwassee River
Holston River
Horse Creek
Jennings Creek
Little Pigeon River
Little River (TN)
Little Tennessee River
Lookout Creek
Loosahatchie River
Mansker Creek
Mid. Prong Little Pigeon River 4SSE Pittman Center (Ramsey Prong)
Middle Creek
Middle Fork Forked Deer River
Mill Creek
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Northwest TN Harbor
Mountain Creek (TN)
New River
Nolichucky River
Nonconnah Creek
North Chickamauga Creek
North Fork Forked Deer River
Obed River
Obion River
Ocoee Dam #1 Pool Benton 5S
Ocoee Dam #1 Tailwater
Ocoee River
Oostanaula Creek
Pigeon River
Piney River
Porters Creek 3S Pittman Center (Greenbrier)
Powell River
Red River
Richland Creek
Roaring Fork River
Roaring River
S. Chickamauga Creek
Salt Lick Creek
Sequatchie River
Sevenmile Creek
Sewee Creek
Shoal Creek
Smith Fork
South Fork Forked Deer River
South Fork Holston River
Spring Creek
Stock Creek
Stones River
Sycamore Creek
Tellico River
Tennessee River
- Tennessee River at ChattanoogaBelow flood stage
- Tennessee River at Chickamauga DamNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at Chickamauga Dam TailwaterNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at CliftonReading out of date
- Tennessee River at Ft. Loudoun Dam (Lenoir City 1E)Below flood stage
- Tennessee River at Ft. Loudoun Dam (Lenoir City 1E)No flood stages set
- Tennessee River at JohnsonvilleBelow flood stage
- Tennessee River at KingstonNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at KnoxvilleBelow flood stage
- Tennessee River at Nickajack Dam (Jasper 5S)No flood stages set
- Tennessee River at Nickajack Dam (Jasper 5S)Below flood stage
- Tennessee River at PerryvilleBelow flood stage
- Tennessee River at Pickwick Dam TailwaterNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at SaltilloReading out of date
- Tennessee River at SavannahBelow flood stage
- Tennessee River at South PittsburgNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at Watts Bar DamNo flood stages set
- Tennessee River at Watts Bar DamBelow flood stage
Toccoa River (GA) / Ocoee River (TN)
W. Fk. Stones River
Waldens Creek 2NW Pigeon Forge (Tiger Drive)
Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley)
Waldens Creek 6WSW Pigeon Forge (Little Valley)
Wartrace Creek
Watauga River
Web Creek
West Fork Obey River
West Prong
West Prong Bird Creek (Glades)
West Prong Little Pigeon River
West Prong Little Pigeon River 2SE Pigeon Forge (Spur)
West Prong Little Pigeon River 3NW Pigeon Forge (River Divide)
Whites Creek
Wolf River
Wolftever Creek
Yellow Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.