Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, 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 03565500 sits on Oostanaula Creek and reads everything draining 57 square miles of the Hiwassee basin. Its datum sits 716 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1955, 58 years of it.

Normal flows here

Oostanaula Creek runs a median of 56 cfs at this gauge across 58 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 123 cfs, and October the leanest at 29 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,920 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 11 cfs in 1986.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1955 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

Oostanaula Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 9.8 feet, in February 2020.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OOBT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

TVA dams near this gauge

TVA's Ocoee No. 1 Dam is 16 miles from this gauge on the Ocoee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.

• Ocoee No. 1 Dam 16 miles
• Ocoee No. 2 Dam 19 miles
• Watts Bar Dam 21 miles
• Ocoee No. 3 Dam 24 miles