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Goliath Striper Guide Service

Emory River near Rocky Top, TN

River47.2 mi

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Around Emory River

Obed Visitor Center2.8 miObed Wild & Scenic River2.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Emory River is a 47.2 mile river near Goliath Striper Guide Service in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Emory River at Oakdale, TN (site 03540500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1927 to 2026

Emory River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,850 cfs, and lowest in September, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 103,000 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Emory River at Oakdale, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,610871 to 2,940
February1,6901,060 to 3,180
March1,8501,150 to 3,100
April1,355739 to 2,520
May673353 to 1,410
June19684 to 544
July14449 to 430
August10735 to 288
September4713 to 146
October5413 to 215
November26558 to 924
December1,140535 to 2,240

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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Emory River at Oakdale, TN (site 03540500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Emory River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • I-40 BridgeClinch River - Watts Bar LakePublic
  • Kingston Steam Plant (South)Clinch River - Watts Bar LakePublic
  • Kingston Steam Plant (North)Clinch River - Watts Bar LakePublic
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