About this river
Nolichucky River is a 16.9 mile river near Blue Ridge Paddling in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN (site 03465500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1920 to 2024
Nolichucky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,750 cfs, and lowest in September, at 537 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 50,800 cfs, in 1978.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,320 | 897 to 2,010 | |
| February | 1,550 | 1,070 to 2,370 | |
| March | 1,750 | 1,340 to 2,520 | |
| April | 1,610 | 1,175 to 2,330 | |
| May | 1,290 | 947 to 1,860 | |
| June | 934 | 685 to 1,340 | |
| July | 768 | 558 to 1,090 | |
| August | 673 | 478 to 1,050 | |
| September | 537 | 382 to 814 | |
| October | 538 | 359 to 880 | |
| November | 676 | 451 to 1,155 | |
| December | 1,050 | 665 to 1,570 |
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 104 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nolichucky River at Embreeville, TN (site 03465500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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