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South Fork Forked Deer
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SOUTH FORK FORKED DEER
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SOUTH FORK FORKED DEER RIVER NEAR OWL CITY, TN

TENNESSEE35.7188°N, -89.2123°W Updated 29 min ago
FLOW RATE
386cfs
GAUGE HT
9.69ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
386cfs 47.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 461623 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,220cfs
PERIOD LOW
386cfs
RUNNABLE
20%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

9.69ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.4in

≈ normal

23.42 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.7 in).

YTD Total

23.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.9–31.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.20" · normal 3.92" (2.1–5.3)
Jan
Feb: 3.22" · normal 4.20" (2.2–6.2)
Feb
Mar: 2.95" · normal 4.89" (3.0–7.1)
Mar
Apr: 3.63" · normal 4.97" (2.6–7.0)
Apr
May: 6.29" · normal 4.58" (2.2–7.0)
May
Jun: 4.54" · normal 3.56" (1.6–6.0)
Jun
Jul: 0.60" (so far)· normal 3.27" (1.6–5.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.98" (1.3–5.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.91" (0.7–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.03" (1.2–7.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.13" (1.8–7.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 5.00" (2.6–7.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:08 PM
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Station Location

35.7188, -89.2123
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 19:00 UTC
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