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.