Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, 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 03470000 sits on the Little Pigeon River and reads everything draining 353 square miles of the Lower French Broad basin. Its datum sits 879 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1921, 76 years of it.

Normal flows here

The Little Pigeon River runs a median of 311 cfs at this gauge across 76 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 699 cfs, and October the leanest at 141 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 25,700 cfs in 1963, and the lowest is 8.4 cfs in 1925.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1921 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little Pigeon River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 18 feet, in February 1875.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEVT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

TVA dams near this gauge

TVA's Douglas Dam is 6 miles from this gauge on the French Broad system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.

• Douglas Dam 6 miles
• Cherokee Dam 20 miles