About this river
Bullrun Creek is a 12.6 mile river near River Run Outfitters - Norris Lake in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, TN (site 03535000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Bullrun Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 114 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,400 cfs, in 1977.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 55 to 158 | |
| February | 103 | 63 to 185 | |
| March | 114 | 70 to 198 | |
| April | 87 | 57 to 147 | |
| May | 48 | 29 to 85 | |
| June | 27 | 19 to 48 | |
| July | 20 | 13 to 36 | |
| August | 16 | 11 to 29 | |
| September | 12 | 8.5 to 20 | |
| October | 16 | 9.8 to 27 | |
| November | 23 | 14 to 49 | |
| December | 65 | 28 to 133 |
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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, TN (site 03535000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Bullrun Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Dismal BluffClinch River - Melton Hill LakePublic
- Highway 61 BridgeClinch RiverPublic
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