Gauge Description:

There is a gauge on the Hwy 68 bridge. Zero is paddling zero, 3 inches is nice, and 6 inches is getting sizeable. A foot would bump the rating up a bit.
Alternatively, if the Tellico is at 3 feet, then this is very likely runnning, depending on rainfall patterns.
The watershed is 21 square miles and flat up top, so it runs quite frequently. An inch of rain will get it going for the day.
Check out this rain gauge

TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN [ TN ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 0.36 20 10/14 11:15 Station Graphs

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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	Bald River— F.S. 126 bridge to Bald River Falls	II-IV(V)	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Citico Creek— 1. Indian Boundary to Below Pigs in Space	III-IV	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Coker Creek— Highway 68 to Hiwassee River	III-IV(V)	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Conasauga Creek— FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge	III-IV(V+)	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Doublecamp Creek— to Citico Creek	IV	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Gee Creek— hike up back to parking area	IV-V	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Little Loss Creek— into Big Loss Creek		0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	North River— North River Campground to Tellico River	III-IV	0.36 Feet	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Piney Creek— Hwy 70 to Hwy 27 (Whites Creek)	III-IV	0.36		10/14 11:15
TN	Tellico— 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River	II-III	0.36 Feet	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Tellico— 2. Bridge above Bald River to bridge below Jared's Knee	III-IV	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Tellico— 3. Bridge below Jared's Knee to Ranger Station	II-III	0.36 ft	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Tellico— 4. Ranger Station to Tellico Plains	I-III	0.36 Feet	low	10/14 11:15
TN	Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary)— Source to Tellico River	III-IV+	0.36 feet	low	10/14 11:15

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	6830
USGS Station:	03518500
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