About this river
West Fork Obey River is an 11.0 mile river near Tennessee Outdoor Guides in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Fork Obey River near Alpine, TN (site 03415000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
West Fork Obey River typically runs highest in March, at a median 227 cfs, and lowest in October, at 9.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,700 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 149 | 69 to 301 | |
| February | 192 | 116 to 364 | |
| March | 227 | 142 to 379 | |
| April | 181 | 105 to 284 | |
| May | 71 | 40 to 138 | |
| June | 26 | 18 to 51 | |
| July | 19 | 11 to 41 | |
| August | 13 | 7.9 to 28 | |
| September | 9.8 | 5.5 to 20 | |
| October | 9.8 | 5.5 to 22 | |
| November | 21 | 9.1 to 68 | |
| December | 100 | 29 to 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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Fork Obey River near Alpine, TN (site 03415000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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