Crockett Creek below Rogersville, TN Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 03491544 sits on Crockett Creek and reads everything draining 4.7 square miles of the Holston basin. Its datum sits 1,092 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 20 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Cherokee Lake at 3,429 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Crockett Creek runs a median of 2.0 cfs at this gauge across 20 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 6.1 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 178 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 0.3 cfs in 2001.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 cfs | 205% |
| Feb | 6.1 cfs | 305% |
| Mar | 5.4 cfs | 270% |
| Apr | 3.4 cfs | 170% |
| May | 2.2 cfs | 110% |
| Jun | 1.8 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 1.6 cfs | 80% |
| Aug | 1.6 cfs | 80% |
| Sep | 1.1 cfs | 55% |
| Oct | 1.1 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 1.3 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 3.2 cfs | 160% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Crockett Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 5.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 4.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 5.4 feet, in April 1998.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 4.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 5.5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 7 ft |
| Major flooding | 8 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1998 | 5.4 ft |
| September 1989 | 5.1 ft |
| July 2011 | 5 ft |
| March 1994 | 4.5 ft |
| May 1995 | 4.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRCT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03491544. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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