Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting
West Prong Little Pigeon River near Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting
About this river
West Prong Little Pigeon River is a 4.1 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
West Prong 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.
Embed this gauge on your site
Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show West Prong Little Pigeon River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.
See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.


