Pigeon River (Tennessee), Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)

StateTennesseeLatestHigh (1560 cfs)
RiverPigeon RiverRatingObservedEstimated
Updated2026-07-27 15:30 (22 minutes ago)Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.Flood(none)2155
Discharge1560 cfs (median: 638 cfs)High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.High(none)1473
Height9.15 feetGood - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.Good(none)988
TrendRising (falling over 24 hours)Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.Low(none)720
USGSExternal icon USGS Site (External icon Duck Duck Go Maps)Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.Poor(none)542

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Trips for Pigeon River (Tennessee), Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)

DateStartEndDistanceConditionDischargeHeightFishingDetails
Click for details2024-06-05 Waterville Hartford Total trip distance: 4.5 miles4.5 High 1490 6.36 None NoneNone Edmond, Alex
Edmond, Brian
Edmond, Joseph
Edmond, Julian
Emily (guide)
Daniel (guide)Edmond, Alex; Edmond, Brian; Edmond, Joseph; Edmond, Julian; Emily (guide); Daniel (guide) This was our first whitewater rafting trip. It was exciting and would have been difficult, perhaps even dangerous, to do without an experienced guide. Emily and Daniel did an amazing job. Emily was training Daniel (her son) and knew every riffle and rock in the channel and knew exactly where to send us. We paddled on their command, leaned in, locked in, and rested during still waters. This was a fantastic trip that we all enjoyed. We got on the river about 1100 hours and were finished by about 1215 hours.This was our first whitewater rafting trip. It was exciting and would have been difficult, perhaps even dangerous, to do without an experienced guide. Emily and Daniel did an amazing job. Emily was training Daniel (her son) and knew every riffle and rock in the channel and knew exactly where to send us. We paddled on their command, leaned in, locked in, and rested during still waters. This was a fantastic trip that we all enjoyed. We got on the river about 1100 hours and were finished by about 1215 hours. USGS Gauge Data:
Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)
Discharge: 1490
Height: 6.36<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)<br />Discharge: 1490<br />Height: 6.36 Source: EdmondSource: Edmond

A total of 1 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Pigeon River (Tennessee), Waterville Power Plant (NC) (03460795)

Miles4.5
Trips1
People6
Dates1
Years1
Months1
Rows1
Sources1

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Gauge Data Table

ObservationHeightDischargeMaximum
Discharge		Minimum
Discharge		Mean
Discharge		P05P10P20P25P50
(Median)		P75P80P90P95
2026-07-27 15:30 9.15 1560 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 15:15 9.13 1540 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 15:00 9.14 1550 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 14:45 9.14 1550 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 14:30 9.14 1550 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 14:15 9.08 1490 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 14:00 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 13:45 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 13:30 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 13:15 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 13:00 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 12:45 8.54 977 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 12:30 8.53 969 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 12:15 8.49 936 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 12:00 7.85 496 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 11:45 7.85 496 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 11:30 7.86 502 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 11:15 7.85 496 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 11:00 7.85 496 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 10:45 7.86 502 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 10:30 7.86 502 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 10:15 7.86 502 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 10:00 7.87 508 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 09:45 7.87 508 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 09:30 7.87 508 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 09:15 7.87 508 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 09:00 7.87 508 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 08:45 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 08:30 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 08:15 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 08:00 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 07:45 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 07:30 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 07:15 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 07:00 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 06:45 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 06:30 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 06:15 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 06:00 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 05:45 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 05:30 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 05:15 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 05:00 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 04:45 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 04:30 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 04:15 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 04:00 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 03:45 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 03:30 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 03:15 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 02:45 7.88 513 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 02:30 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 02:15 7.89 519 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 02:00 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 01:45 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 01:30 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 01:15 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 01:00 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 00:45 7.90 525 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 00:30 7.92 536 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 00:15 7.91 530 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-27 00:00 7.92 536 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-26 23:45 7.93 542 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-26 23:30 8.00 585 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-26 23:15 8.55 985 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-26 23:00 9.18 1600 2540 (2004) 159 (2008) 740 164 211 490 510 638 950 970 1120 2150
2026-07-26 22:45 9.21 1640 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 22:30 9.20 1620 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 22:15 9.21 1640 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 22:00 9.20 1620 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 21:45 9.20 1620 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 21:30 9.21 1640 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 21:15 9.22 1650 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 21:00 9.20 1620 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 20:45 9.20 1620 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 20:30 9.21 1640 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 20:15 9.22 1650 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 19:45 9.23 1660 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 19:30 9.22 1650 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 19:15 9.24 1670 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 18:45 9.23 1660 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 18:30 9.24 1670 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 18:15 9.25 1690 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 18:00 9.24 1670 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 17:45 9.25 1690 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 17:30 9.25 1690 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 17:15 9.28 1710 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 17:00 9.26 1700 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 16:45 9.26 1700 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 16:30 9.26 1700 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 16:15 9.28 1710 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 16:00 9.28 1710 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 15:45 9.28 1710 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 15:30 9.29 1720 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 15:15 9.29 1720 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 15:00 9.30 1740 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 14:45 9.30 1740 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 14:30 9.30 1740 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 14:15 9.31 1750 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 14:00 9.32 1760 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 13:45 9.33 1770 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 13:30 9.33 1770 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 13:15 9.34 1790 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 12:45 9.35 1800 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 12:30 9.35 1800 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 12:15 9.36 1810 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 12:00 9.37 1830 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 11:45 9.38 1840 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 11:30 9.39 1850 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 11:15 9.39 1850 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 11:00 9.21 1640 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 10:45 8.84 1240 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 10:15 8.81 1210 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 10:00 8.78 1190 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 09:45 8.59 1020 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 09:30 8.52 960 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 09:15 8.49 936 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 09:00 8.48 928 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 08:45 8.46 913 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 08:30 8.46 913 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 08:00 8.43 889 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 07:45 8.42 882 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 07:30 8.40 866 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 07:15 7.93 542 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 07:00 7.58 361 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 06:45 7.56 352 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 06:30 7.56 352 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 06:15 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 06:00 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 05:45 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 05:30 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 05:15 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 05:00 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 04:45 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 04:30 7.52 335 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 04:00 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 03:45 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 03:30 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 03:00 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 02:45 7.53 339 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 02:30 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 02:15 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 02:00 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 01:45 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 01:30 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 01:00 7.54 343 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 00:30 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 00:15 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-26 00:00 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-25 23:45 7.56 352 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-25 23:30 7.57 357 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-25 23:15 7.55 348 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330
2026-07-25 23:00 7.56 352 1360 (2005) 140 (1998) 705 150 173 412 457 675 1020 1040 1150 1330

A total of 153 rows are displayed for years 1997 through 2024.