Little Pigeon River above Sevierville, TN
River level and flood forecast · Sevier County
Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 8.8 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to fall to 1.3 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 432 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 2, 1920) | 16 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19.6 ftPlatform of gage house doorway.
- 18 ftFlood of record.
- 16 ftThe fairgrounds and buildings along the river begin to flood. Channel improvements have lessened the likelihood of flooding, but development in the flood plain is in danger.
- 14 ftBuildings in the flood plain are flooded. Numerous parking lots of venues along the river may be completely flooded, including The Apple Barn, if the chief contributor is the West Prong. A mini golf course near Community Center Drive floods if the chief contributor is the West Prong.
- 12 ftParking lots of various dining and entertainment venues along the river may be flooding. However, the gage is 0.4 mile downstream from the confluence of the Little Pigeon River and the West Prong Little Pigeon River, which are normally of fairly comparable flows. Certain events may substantially impact one of these streams but not the other, or both equally, thus impacts upstream from their confluence cannot be standardized according to this gage.
- 11 ftThe river runs bankfull. No known damage occurs at this level.
Highest crests on record
- 16 ft — April 2, 1920
- 15.74 ft — March 12, 1963
- 15.4 ft — June 29, 1928
- 14.71 ft — February 1, 1957
- 14.53 ft — December 18, 1961
Recent crests: 11.55 ft (September 27, 2024) · 10.7 ft (May 9, 2024) · 10.7 ft (January 9, 2024) · 10.66 ft (February 23, 2022) · 10.81 ft (August 18, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- West Prong Little Pigeon River above Gatlinburg, TN
- Flat Creek near Mascot, TN
- Little River (TN) near Maryville, TN
- Pigeon River at Newport, TN
- French Broad River near Newport, TN
- Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, TN
- Oconaluftee River below Contesky Dr, in Birdtown, NC
- Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson City, NC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SEVT1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.