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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Middle Fork Obion River is a 35.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, TN (site 07024500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Middle Fork Obion River typically runs highest in March, at a median 546 cfs, and lowest in September, at 140 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 32,000 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 428 | 236 to 1,040 |
| February | 514 | 329 to 1,180 |
| March | 546 | 332 to 1,300 |
| April | 403 | 252 to 965 |
| May | 285 | 175 to 671 |
| June | 191 | 138 to 320 |
| July | 168 | 122 to 280 |
| August | 145 | 111 to 208 |
| September | 140 | 105 to 201 |
| October | 145 | 113 to 204 |
| November | 211 | 149 to 390 |
| December | 327 | 199 to 761 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, TN (site 07024500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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