Obion River at Hwy 51 near Obion, TN

Obion County, Tennessee · USGS 07026040

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Obion River at its USGS monitoring location in Obion County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalTypical

Streamflow is currently 608 ft³/s, 6% below the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 7 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 647 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 19.1 ft · 9.9 ft below action stage · Flood stage 34 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM884 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM740 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM693 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM674 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM663 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM656 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM652 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM648 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM643 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM638 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM634 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM630 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM628 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM628 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM812 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM735 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM744 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM755 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM838 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM682 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM648 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM634 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM627 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM625 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM621 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM639 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM787 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM665 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM621 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Obion County
Drainage area: 1,875 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Obion River at Hwy 51 near Obion, TNUSGS 07026040
STREAMFLOW608 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT19.14 ft