Waterlands
Tellico River
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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 4 hr ago
FLOW RATE
178cfs
AIR TEMP
66°F
WIND
3mph SE
FISH INDEX
88SCORE / 100
EPIC · 5 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
178cfs 40.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 120162 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
710cfs
PERIOD LOW
50cfs
RUNNABLE
22%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

23.0in

-20% vs normal

22.96 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 28.54 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

23.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

28.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

24.1–35.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

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: 3.60" (so far)· normal 4.51" (2.4–6.3)
Jun
Jul: 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 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:05 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
85°
61°
THU
90°
68°
FRI
87°
69°
SAT
91°
71°
SUN
92°
70°
MON
95°
71°
TUE
92°
71°
TIME
WED
4
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TEMP
hourly forecast
63°
mild
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62°
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62°
65°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph SW
3
SW
2
SSE
4
SE
1
G2
SSE
0
G2
S
1
G9
NW
3
G8
NW
4
G6
N
4
G5
NNW
5
G6
NNW
5
G6
NNW
5
G6
NNW
4
NNW
4
G5
WNW
8
G9
NW
4
G6
WNW
5
G7
NNW
3
G7
NNE
3
G7
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4
SE
4
SSE
5
G6
SSE
5
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5
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5
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3
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4
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1
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2
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1
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2
G3
NNW
5
NNW
1
G3
NNW
3
G6
S
5
G7
SSW
5
G8
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7
G9
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5
G7
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8
G11
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3
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4
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5
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6
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5
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4
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4
G5
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3
G4
SW
2
G3
SW
1
G4
SSW
4
G7
WSW
6
G9
SW
6
G9
SW
8
G11
WSW
5
G12
WSW
8
G13
WSW
3
G4
SSW
4
SSE
4
SSE
5
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4
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SSE
5
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5
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4
G5
SSE
4
G6
SSW
5
G9
SSW
7
G15
WSW
7
G11
WSW
10
G13
WSW
11
G14
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9
G13
WSW
8
G13
W
7
G13
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5
G13
W
6
G13
WSW
4
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G2
SSW
3
SSE
4
ESE
3
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4
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4
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3
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2
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2
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3
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3
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2
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2
G4
NW
2
G8
NW
6
G11
NW
8
G12
NW
8
G13
NNW
8
G12
NW
7
G10
NW
6
G9
NW
4
G9
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4
G10
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6
G10
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6
G8
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5
G6
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5
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PRECIP
chance %
0%
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27%
27%
17%
17%
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17%
3%
3%
3%
CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
97%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
19%
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
41%
1%
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7%
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100%
95%
92%
34%
19%
0%
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18%
39%
30%
11%
100%
5%
6%
5%
0%
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90%
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99%
16%
16%
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99%
27%
100%
58%
26%
45%
62%
100%
100%
72%
14%
10%
68%
100%
80%
88%
14%
12%
5%
14%
18%
17%
100%
26%
11%
55%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
986
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
88
Temperature
Ideal
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:23 AM
SUNSET
08:55 PM
14H 32M OF DAYLIGHT16H 31M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
66% illuminated

Station Location

35.3620, -84.2790
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 04:24 UTC
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