About this river
Holston River is a 37.6 mile river near Striper Bandit Guide Service in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Crockett Creek below Rogersville, TN (site 03491544). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
Holston River typically runs highest in February, at a median 6.1 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 178 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1 | 2.5 to 6.9 | |
| February | 6.1 | 3.5 to 12 | |
| March | 5.4 | 3.4 to 9.2 | |
| April | 3.4 | 2.3 to 6.5 | |
| May | 2.2 | 1.5 to 3.4 | |
| June | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.8 | |
| July | 1.7 | 1.1 to 3.0 | |
| August | 1.6 | 1.2 to 2.6 | |
| September | 1.1 | 0.8 to 1.7 | |
| October | 1.1 | 0.7 to 2.3 | |
| November | 1.3 | 0.8 to 2.5 | |
| December | 3.2 | 1.8 to 6.0 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Crockett Creek below Rogersville, TN (site 03491544). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Holston River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hwy 25EHolston River - Cherokee LakePublic
- Hamblen County ParkHolston River - Cherokee LakeRestricted
- Gilmore DocksHolston River - Cherokee LakeRestricted
- Cherokee ParkHolston River - Cherokee LakePublic
- Lakeside MarinaHolston River - Cherokee LakeRestricted
- Twin ChurchesHolston River - Cherokee LakePublic
- Everhart CampgroundFall Creek - Cherokee LakeRestricted
- Falls Creek Campground and MarinaFall Creek - Cherokee LakeRestricted
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