Gauge Description:

Low 200 cfs, High 1200 cfs. At high water this is a fun bouncy run for experienced paddlers who decide they don’t want to have an epic on the Ledges section. Flow available at 1-900-288-8732.

Gauge: conversion table, feet to cfs

1.0   66    3.5   998    8.0     4100
2.0  330    4.0  1250    9.0     5400
2.2  403    4.5  1515   10.0     7308
2.5  526    5.0  1800   11.0     9608
2.7  618    6.0  2400   12.0   12,330
3.0  770    7.0  3150   13.0   15,520  

To find the gauge:
As you head out of Tellico Plains on Highway 165 look for Highway 360 which turns to the left across the river. Immediately after you cross the river take the first right. The concrete gauge tower is a short distance upstream of the bridge on river right. You can scramble down to read the staff gauge on the outside.

Then you have to turn around, go back to the bridge, cross the river, and head back upstream on the other side to get to the take-out.

TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN [ TN ]

Current Conditions Stage Flow Updated 0.73 57 7/24 15:15 Station Graphs

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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)	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Citico Creek— 1. Indian Boundary to Below Pigs in Space	III-IV	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Coker Creek— Highway 68 to Hiwassee River	III-IV(V)	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Conasauga Creek— FR 341 to Holly Springs Rd Bridge	III-IV(V+)	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Doublecamp Creek— to Citico Creek	IV	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Gee Creek— hike up back to parking area	IV-V	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Little Loss Creek— into Big Loss Creek		0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	North River— North River Campground to Tellico River	III-IV	0.73 Feet	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Piney Creek— Hwy 70 to Hwy 27 (Whites Creek)	III-IV	0.73		7/24 15:15
TN	Tellico— 1. Trout Hatchery to Bridge above Bald River	II-III	0.73 Feet	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Tellico— 2. Bridge above Bald River to bridge below Jared's Knee	III-IV	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Tellico— 3. Bridge below Jared's Knee to Ranger Station	II-III	0.73 ft	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Tellico— 4. Ranger Station to Tellico Plains	I-III	0.73 Feet	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Turtletown Creek— Off Hwy 68 near Farner to off F.S. road 23	IV-V	0.73 ft*	low	7/24 15:15
TN	Wildcat Creek (Tellico Tributary)— Source to Tellico River	III-IV+	0.73 feet	low	7/24 15:15

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:	6830
USGS Station:	03518500
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