About this river
Obed River is a 14.0 mile river near Paddle Dynamics in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Obed River at Adams Bridge near Crossville, TN (site 03538830). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2010 to 2026
Obed River typically runs highest in February, at a median 244 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,500 cfs, in 2012.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 198 | 124 to 419 | |
| February | 244 | 135 to 497 | |
| March | 201 | 138 to 407 | |
| April | 137 | 74 to 331 | |
| May | 58 | 46 to 139 | |
| June | 24 | 8.8 to 52 | |
| July | 22 | 10 to 61 | |
| August | 16 | 5.7 to 41 | |
| September | 14 | 4.8 to 40 | |
| October | 20 | 4.7 to 47 | |
| November | 47 | 16 to 100 | |
| December | 188 | 91 to 402 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Obed River at Adams Bridge near Crossville, TN (site 03538830). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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