Gauge Description:
The Big South Fork is a relatively poor indicator of what this creek is doing. All it says is what the region has as far as water. This creek has around a 12 square mile drainage, so if the rain fell here, it will go. Look for around 3/4 inch of rain as a minimum at the afws Onieda gauge. It holds for a whole day, better in the winter.
There is a USGS staff gauge a tenth of a mile above the BSF confluence on a river left wall. From the takeout walk along the creek untill you see it. It was done at 5.3 feet, which felt like a medium high level, with clean in between but some terminal holes. I would think a low minimum would be around 4.5, but post your trips so we can dial this one in. This reading is way more important than the BSF reading, unfortunately there is no online connection. Gauge Information
| Name |
Range |
Difficulty |
Updated |
Level |
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SOUTH FK CUMBERLAND RIVER AT LEATHERWOOD FORD, TN
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usgs-03410210 |
3000 - 15000 cfs
|
IV-V |
00h54m |
1290
cfs
(rc= -0.1 ) |
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| Range | Water Level | Difficulty | Comment |
|---|
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0 -2999
cfs |
extremely Low-barely Low |
IV-V |
The creek is likely too low to boat within this flow range, unless recent and localized heavy rains have occurred |
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3000 -15000
cfs |
barely runnable-high runnable |
IV-V |
This gauge is a rough barometer for what is going on in Pine Creek |
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Report - Reports of Pine Creek Bend in road to Big South Fork and related gauges
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