Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting
Little Pigeon River near Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting
About this river
Little Pigeon River is a 2.1 mile river near Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Prong Little Pigeon R near Gatlinburg, TN (site 03469251). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2017 to 2022
Little Pigeon River typically runs highest in March, at a median 109 cfs, and lowest in July, at 34 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,590 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 46 to 203 | |
| February | 109 | 42 to 260 | |
| March | 109 | 66 to 278 | |
| April | 74 | 53 to 183 | |
| May | 92 | 51 to 180 | |
| June | 41 | 29 to 71 | |
| July | 34 | 26 to 53 | |
| August | 38 | 26 to 87 | |
| September | 36 | 23 to 80 | |
| October | 39 | 27 to 88 | |
| November | 36 | 28 to 71 | |
| December | 93 | 45 to 179 |
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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Prong Little Pigeon R near Gatlinburg, TN (site 03469251). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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