French Broad River near Newport, TN
River level and flood forecast · Cocke County
Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 4.4 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.2 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 10,300 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (March 7, 1867) | 24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftFlood of record.
- 23.3 ftAround 4 feet of water floods the walk out basement of the large home 2 lots downstream from the new bypass bridge. Perhaps 6 or more feet of water is in the large storage building behind the house. Del Rio Baptist Church buildings on Fugate Road flood with water half way or more up the windows. The train tracks across from the church are inundated. Fugate Road is inundated perhaps 6 feet deep.
- 19.5 ftWater begins to enter the walk out basement of a large home two lots downstream from the new bypass bridge. There is perhaps two or three feet of water in their large storage building behind the house.
- 16 ftThe campground and the other low-lying cabins are more substantially impacted. (Most of these structures were destroyed by Helene flooding, some may gradually be rebuilt.) Flooding of backyards begins along River Chase Trail. Flooding of Fugate Road in Del Rio is more widespread, including near Del Rio Baptist Church.
- 15 ftBuildings at the campground on Hwy 25/70E might begin to take water. A few low-lying riverfront cabins between Newport and Del Rio might begin to take water. (Most of these structures were destroyed by Helene flooding, some may gradually be rebuilt.)
- 14 ftFlooding begins on Rock Hill Road near Newport and low spots on Fugate Road near Del Rio.
- 10 ftAgricultural land near the gage on Highway 321 is flooded. Water begins entering a campground along Hwy 25/70E.
Highest crests on record
- 24 ft — March 7, 1867
- 23.34 ft — September 27, 2024
- 23 ft — February 28, 1902
- 22.5 ft — July 17, 1916
- 19.25 ft — August 30, 1940
Recent crests: 23.34 ft (September 27, 2024) · 12.34 ft (January 9, 2024) · 11.81 ft (May 27, 2022) · 14.75 ft (August 18, 2021) · 11.77 ft (March 26, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamFrench Broad River above Silver Mine Ck, in Hot Springs, NC
- Pigeon River at Newport, TN
- Little Pigeon River above Sevierville, TN
- Pigeon River below Jonathans Ck, 4 NW Crabtree, NC
- Crockett Creek below Rogersville, TN
- West Prong Little Pigeon River above Gatlinburg, TN
- French Broad River above Rollins Rd, 1 SE Marshall, NC
- Big Limestone Creek near Limestone, TN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NWPT1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.