About this river
Little Emory River is a 6.6 mile river near Paddle Dynamics in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Emory River at Oakdale, TN (site 03540500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1927 to 2026
Little Emory River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,850 cfs, and lowest in September, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 103,000 cfs, in 1991.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,610 | 871 to 2,940 | |
| February | 1,690 | 1,060 to 3,180 | |
| March | 1,850 | 1,150 to 3,100 | |
| April | 1,355 | 739 to 2,520 | |
| May | 673 | 353 to 1,410 | |
| June | 198 | 84 to 544 | |
| July | 142 | 48 to 430 | |
| August | 105 | 35 to 280 | |
| September | 47 | 13 to 146 | |
| October | 54 | 13 to 215 | |
| November | 265 | 58 to 924 | |
| December | 1,140 | 535 to 2,240 |
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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Emory River at Oakdale, TN (site 03540500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Little Emory River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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