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Little Pigeon River near Hartford, TN

River28.8 mi
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Around Little Pigeon River

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  • Timed entryGreat Smoky Mountains National Park Vehicle Reservations

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Pigeon River is a 28.8 mile river near Big Bear Whitewater Rafting in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, TN (site 03470000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1921 to 2026

Little Pigeon River typically runs highest in March, at a median 699 cfs, and lowest in October, at 141 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,700 cfs, in 1963.

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Typical flow by month at Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January528329 to 896
February649421 to 1,140
March699481 to 1,090
April566399 to 893
May393266 to 634
June280186 to 461
July284172 to 500
August263166 to 423
September15295 to 250
October14188 to 258
November205118 to 358
December362201 to 691

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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, TN (site 03470000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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