About this river
Little Tennessee River is a 52.2 mile river near NOC Paddling School in North Carolina. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Tennessee River at Needmore, NC (site 03503000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. 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 1,320 cfs, and lowest in September, at 432 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,200 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,070 | 744 to 1,560 | |
| February | 1,230 | 890 to 1,790 | |
| March | 1,320 | 1,020 to 1,820 | |
| April | 1,305 | 925 to 1,720 | |
| May | 974 | 766 to 1,320 | |
| June | 750 | 593 to 982 | |
| July | 568 | 437 to 785 | |
| August | 490 | 376 to 720 | |
| September | 432 | 320 to 644 | |
| October | 456 | 319 to 705 | |
| November | 566 | 391 to 880 | |
| December | 811 | 555 to 1,240 |
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 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Tennessee River at Needmore, NC (site 03503000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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