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TELLICO RIVER

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Tellico River at Tellico Plains, TN

MONROE COUNTY, TN35.3620°N, -84.2790°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

93cfs

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

3mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

93cfs 48.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 86–116 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

178cfs

PERIOD LOW

77cfs

RUNNABLE

55%

last 30 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

25.6in

-17% vs normal

25.62 in of precipitation so far this year, 17% below the 30-year normal of 30.92 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

25.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

30.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

26.5–38.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-17%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.96" · normal 5.15" (3.4–6.5)

Jan

Feb: 4.02" · normal 4.82" (2.9–7.4)

Feb

Mar: 3.48" · normal 5.55" (3.7–7.8)

Mar

Apr: 3.31" · normal 5.12" (3.1–7.2)

Apr

May: 4.58" · normal 4.49" (2.7–6.1)

May

Jun: 4.92" · normal 4.51" (2.4–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.35" (so far)· normal 4.97" (2.9–7.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.17" (2.4–6.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.11" (1.5–7.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.56" (1.0–5.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.47" (2.0–6.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 5.36" (3.4–8.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:56 AM

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Station Location

35.3620, -84.2790

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