Gauge Description:

If the Little River above Townsend is at least 3 feet, this creek is likely to have water. Assuming even rainfall distribution and the water holding reasonably well, here are some correlations with the Little gauge:

3.0 - minimum

3.3 - good low

3.5 - medium

3.7 - good medium

4.0 - getting high

4.3 and up - high

The great thing about this run is it can be run pretty high or pretty low. This gives a window of runnablility of almost 3 days after a solid rain event, assuming good water table saturation prior to the activating rain event.

If the Little River at Maryville is all you can go by, look for 1500cfs as a good minimum. It does run with the Maryville gauge lower than this, but who knows.

Little River above Townsend [ TN ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 1.53 72 11/18 3:30 Station Graphs

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Level Legend:

Running

Below Minimum Recommended Flow

Above Maximum Recommended Flow

Unknown

Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State	River Name/Section	Class	Level	Rel. Level	Updated
TN	Abrams Creek— Cades Cove to Abrams Creek Campground	II-III+(V)	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Abrams Creek 2— Abrams Creek Campground to Hwy 129	II	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little— 0. Old Rail Bridge to Elkmont C.G.	III-IV	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little— 1. Bridge at Elkmont to Sinks	II-III	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little— 2. Sinks to the Elbow	III-IV+	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little— 3. Elbow to the 'Y' (Townsend)	II+(III)	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little, Middle Prong— 1) Thunderhead and Lynncamp Prong confluence to next bridge	IV	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little, Middle Prong— 2) First Bridge below Lynn Camp and Thunderhead Prong Confluence to Tremont Institute	III-IV	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little, West Prong— 1. Cold Water Knob to Cades Cove Rd.	III-IV	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Little, West Prong— 2. Confluence with Laurel Creek to the Y	III+	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Lynn Camp Prong— to confluence with Thunderhead Prong	III-IV+(V+)	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Spruce Flats Prong— Honey Cove Branch confluence to Middle Prong Little River	V+	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30
TN	Thunderhead Prong— to confluence with Lynn Camp Prong	IV	1.53 feet	low	11/18 3:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	11046
USGS Station:	03497300
HUC:	06010201
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