Duck River above Hurricane Mills, TN Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

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 03603000 sits on the Duck River and reads everything draining 2,557 square miles of the Lower Duck basin. Its datum sits 370 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1977, 45 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Duck River at Hwy 100 at Centerville, TN, reading 2,048 square miles. This gauge adds the 509 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Duck River runs a median of 2,000 cfs at this gauge across 45 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 4,760 cfs, and September the leanest at 826 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 104,000 cfs in 2010, and the lowest is 428 cfs in 1988.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Duck River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 34.2 feet, in May 2010.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HMLT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.