Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TN
usgs-03518500 280 - 1500 cfs III-IV 00h59m 238 cfs (too low)

gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
280 - 500 cfs barely runnable-med runnable III-IV gauge is important or has warning It can be run lower than this, but it gets scrapy and it's not the same river as at the "normal" levels.
500 - 800 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III-IV gauge is important or has warning
800 -1500 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable IV+ gauge is important or has warning The Ledges (above Baby Falls) contain a terminal hydraulic at levels above 1000 cfs. Use extreme caution at high water!

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