About this river
Pigeon River is a 13.8 mile river near Smoky Mountain Fishing Company in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pigeon River at Newport, TN (site 03461500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1901 to 2026
Pigeon River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,710 cfs, and lowest in September, at 450 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,300 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,320 | 840 to 2,040 | |
| February | 1,490 | 1,000 to 2,260 | |
| March | 1,710 | 1,190 to 2,520 | |
| April | 1,480 | 1,070 to 2,145 | |
| May | 1,110 | 822 to 1,610 | |
| June | 880 | 610 to 1,200 | |
| July | 737 | 505 to 1,010 | |
| August | 630 | 433 to 906 | |
| September | 450 | 275 to 702 | |
| October | 453 | 305 to 767 | |
| November | 566 | 335 to 983 | |
| December | 964 | 583 to 1,630 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pigeon River at Newport, TN (site 03461500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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