Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The Little doesn't take much rain to run, and holds for up to a week after a good rain.  In a good winter, flows are only a few inches away at any time.  Now that the Little River above Townsend gauge is linked, accuracy is greatly improved in flow predictions.

 

It has been run as low as 2 feet, but it is not very fun.  2.3 is acceptable, but 2.4 is a better minimum.

 

2.4 - good minimum

2.7 - a great low level

3.0 - starts cooking

3.5 - high

4.0+ watch out.

 

The run has been done as high as 6 feet, but be ready for non-stop class 5.  The elbow has been run at 9 feet.

 

3 feet is the classic level, 2.8 being the easiest.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TN
usgs-03497300 2.40 - 5.00 ft III-IV+ 01h18m 2.41 ft (rc= 0.0 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.40 -5.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable III-IV+

Report - Reports of Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Little [TN] MEM'S BOATING CLUB n/a Memree Phillips
Little [TN] Little River 900 Kathleen Burress
Little [TN] boof x 3 2.6 ft Andrew Gunnoe
Little [TN] lil'river... n/a Brian Mattingly
Little River [TN] Sink #3 n/a Darrell McPeake
Little [TN] Ducky 1 swim 2.5 James Locke
Little2. Sinks to the Elbow [ ] Laura below Tunnel n/a Kirk Eddlemon
Little River [TN] Sik Boof on Sink #1 n/a Cooper Lambla
Little [TN] The Sinks n/a Matt Muir
52d05h43m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 10/15/09 0.00 ft n/a
72d08h12m @Little 2. Sinks to the Elbow [TN] Account of 09/25/09 n/a royce cowan
129d02h13m sinks [TN] Rick on the sinks n/a n/a
145d09h19m Elbow, Little River [TN] Pothole below the Elbow on the Little River n/a Daniel Fosbinder
145d09h24m Elbow, Little River [TN] Pothole below the Elbow on the Little River n/a Daniel Fosbinder
179d08h48m sinks [TN] Rick on the sinks n/a n/a
3y22d07h48m Little [TN] SC Folks Running the Elbow n/a milton mann
3y22d07h48m Little [TN] me and spud at the elbow n/a milton mann
3y22d07h48m Little [TN] miltymann, spud, dr. phil and me at the elbow n/a milton mann
3y305d07h48m Little [TN] Annimated GIF image of Elbow 2.35' Chuck Williams
3y326d07h48m little river [tn] elbow rapid on little river 2.6ft kevin turner

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