About this river
Running Reelfoot Bayou is a 23.2 mile river near REELFOOTLAKEFISHINGGUIDE in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Running Reelfoot Bayou below Reelfoot Spillway (site 07027005). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical water level by month
2013 to 2020
Running Reelfoot Bayou typically sits highest in March, at a median 8.79 ft, and lowest in October, at -1.43 ft. The highest water level on record for any single day is 15.37 ft, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (ft) | Usual range (ft) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.18 | 0.91 to 11.71 | |
| February | 3.88 | 1.26 to 12.80 | |
| March | 8.79 | 3.48 to 12.93 | |
| April | 8.50 | 3.40 to 10.57 | |
| May | 4.23 | 1.60 to 8.66 | |
| June | 0.29 | -0.38 to 3.69 | |
| July | 0.20 | -0.66 to 3.21 | |
| August | -0.94 | -1.35 to 1.58 | |
| September | -1.32 | -1.57 to -0.52 | |
| October | -1.43 | -1.58 to -0.50 | |
| November | -0.24 | -1.27 to 5.01 | |
| December | 2.04 | -1.20 to 6.23 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 7 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Running Reelfoot Bayou below Reelfoot Spillway (site 07027005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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