TidalMapPowell River near Arthur, 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 03532000 sits on the Powell River and reads everything draining 685 square miles of the Powell basin. Its datum sits 1,043 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1920, 93 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Powell River runs a median of 488 cfs at this gauge across 93 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,510 cfs, and October the leanest at 178 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 50,300 cfs in 1977, and the lowest is 60 cfs in 1955.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,200 cfs | 246% |
| Feb | 1,420 cfs | 291% |
| Mar | 1,510 cfs | 310% |
| Apr | 1,135 cfs | 233% |
| May | 759 cfs | 156% |
| Jun | 422 cfs | 87% |
| Jul | 346 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 308 cfs | 63% |
| Sep | 188 cfs | 38% |
| Oct | 178 cfs | 37% |
| Nov | 270 cfs | 55% |
| Dec | 817 cfs | 168% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1920 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Powell River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 39 feet, in April 1977.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 17 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 26 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1977 | 39 ft |
| March 1826 | 29.5 ft |
| January 1918 | 29.2 ft |
| January 1946 | 29.1 ft |
| January 1970 | 28.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARTT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03532000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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