About this river
Big Sandy River is a 27.0 mile river near KY Lake Crappie Fishing in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Sandy River at Bruceton, TN (site 03606500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
Big Sandy River typically runs highest in March, at a median 234 cfs, and lowest in August, at 72 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,000 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 198 | 132 to 377 | |
| February | 230 | 159 to 401 | |
| March | 234 | 168 to 498 | |
| April | 191 | 136 to 368 | |
| May | 134 | 94 to 238 | |
| June | 96 | 71 to 146 | |
| July | 79 | 58 to 120 | |
| August | 72 | 53 to 110 | |
| September | 72 | 53 to 100 | |
| October | 77 | 61 to 112 | |
| November | 123 | 89 to 194 | |
| December | 166 | 115 to 307 |
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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sandy River at Bruceton, TN (site 03606500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Big Sandy River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Britton FordTennessee River - Kentucky LakePublic
- Swamp CreekTennessee River - Kentucky LakePublic
- AntiochTennessee River - Kentucky LakePublic
- Mansard Island ResortBig Sandy River - Kentucky LakePublic
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