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Little Tennessee River near Smoky Mountain River Adventures

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About this river

Little Tennessee River is a 9.1 mile river near Smoky Mountain River Adventures in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, NC (site 03500000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1944 to 2026

Little Tennessee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 478 cfs, and lowest in September, at 157 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,830 cfs, in 2004.

Typical flow by month at Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, NC, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January406280 to 574
February457329 to 635
March478370 to 637
April474347 to 648
May359281 to 469
June278209 to 375
July205158 to 288
August176133 to 270
September157115 to 260
October171117 to 282
November210142 to 343
December322205 to 492

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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, NC (site 03500000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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