About this river
Caney Fork is a 13.4 mile river near Caney Fork River Rentals in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Caney Fork at Stonewall (site 03424860). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2011 to 2026
Caney Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 8,020 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1,690 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,500 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7,050 | 2,880 to 11,400 | |
| February | 7,010 | 4,020 to 13,200 | |
| March | 8,020 | 4,720 to 13,200 | |
| April | 5,895 | 3,190 to 10,450 | |
| May | 2,350 | 894 to 7,700 | |
| June | 1,815 | 1,160 to 2,975 | |
| July | 2,050 | 1,280 to 3,040 | |
| August | 1,800 | 1,130 to 2,490 | |
| September | 1,790 | 963 to 2,400 | |
| October | 1,690 | 842 to 2,550 | |
| November | 1,815 | 818 to 4,250 | |
| December | 6,020 | 2,650 to 9,230 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Caney Fork at Stonewall (site 03424860). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Caney Fork, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Edgar Evins State Park Ramp 1Caney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Center Hill MarinaCaney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Edgar Evins State Park Ramp 2Caney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Edgar Evins MarinaCaney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Long BranchCaney Fork RiverPublic
- Buffalo ValleyCaney Fork RiverPublic
- Happy HollowCaney Fork RiverPublic
- Betty's IslandCaney Fork RiverPublic
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