TidalMapSouth Fork Forked Deer River near Owl City, 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 07027720 sits on the South Fork Forked Deer River and reads everything draining 718 square miles of the South Fork Forked Deer basin. Its datum sits 276 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 25 years of it.
Normal flows here
The South Fork Forked Deer River runs a median of 550 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,050 cfs, and September the leanest at 289 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 34,600 cfs in 2010, and the lowest is 120 cfs in 2001.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 760 cfs | 138% |
| Feb | 957 cfs | 174% |
| Mar | 1,050 cfs | 191% |
| Apr | 901 cfs | 164% |
| May | 637 cfs | 116% |
| Jun | 477 cfs | 87% |
| Jul | 352 cfs | 64% |
| Aug | 323 cfs | 59% |
| Sep | 289 cfs | 52% |
| Oct | 317 cfs | 58% |
| Nov | 405 cfs | 74% |
| Dec | 782 cfs | 142% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07027720. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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