About this river
Buffalo River is an 8.5 mile river near Bone's Kayak & Campground in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River below Lobelville, TN (site 03604400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Buffalo River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,500 cfs, and lowest in September, at 349 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 82,100 cfs, in 1948.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,210 | 730 to 1,980 | |
| February | 1,320 | 910 to 2,400 | |
| March | 1,500 | 1,040 to 2,340 | |
| April | 1,310 | 902 to 2,260 | |
| May | 911 | 598 to 1,340 | |
| June | 588 | 435 to 815 | |
| July | 489 | 363 to 697 | |
| August | 392 | 301 to 513 | |
| September | 349 | 277 to 462 | |
| October | 368 | 291 to 488 | |
| November | 469 | 376 to 717 | |
| December | 805 | 488 to 1,440 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River below Lobelville, TN (site 03604400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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