About this river
Tennessee River is a 59.3 mile river near ADVENTURES OF KAYAKING in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 03589500. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2006
Tennessee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 68,700 cfs, and lowest in October, at 31,200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 490,000 cfs, in 1973.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64,900 | 43,100 to 106,000 | |
| February | 68,700 | 46,600 to 108,000 | |
| March | 63,300 | 46,200 to 95,800 | |
| April | 40,300 | 28,100 to 60,900 | |
| May | 37,200 | 26,800 to 49,700 | |
| June | 33,550 | 26,050 to 43,500 | |
| July | 34,300 | 26,700 to 42,600 | |
| August | 35,000 | 27,500 to 43,900 | |
| September | 32,050 | 24,500 to 41,250 | |
| October | 31,200 | 23,700 to 41,000 | |
| November | 36,750 | 27,450 to 51,300 | |
| December | 52,800 | 33,800 to 85,800 |
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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 03589500 (site 03589500). 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 Tennessee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pride StationTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
- Riverfront ParkTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
- CoburnTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
- McFarland WestTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
- McFarland NorthTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
- Mill CreekBear CreekPublic
- Shoal Creek BridgeTennessee River - Wilson LakePublic
- Rose TrailTennessee River - Pickwick LakePublic
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