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River levels / Nolichucky River

NOLICHUCKY RIVER AT EMBREEVILLE, TN

Below action stage

Stage
1.91ft
Discharge
cfs
Forecast crest
2.60ft

Sun 8 PM

Headroom
8.1ft

to action stage

Last reading . The river is below the level at which any action is recommended.

Stage trend

Past 7 days of observed stage, with flood category thresholds

Solid line is observed stage; dashed line is the NWS forecast. Dashed horizontal lines are flood category thresholds.

Helene, 2024 crested at 33.9 ft; 1901 crested at 24.0 ft; 1977 crested at 21.5 ft — above the range of this chart.

NOLICHUCKY RIVER AT EMBREEVILLE, TN. Latest observed stage 1.91 feet at Aug 1, 2026, 2:30 PM. Forecast peak 2.60 feet.

Rainfall context

Forecast precipitation at this gauge, so a rising river has a visible cause

Next 24 hours
0.49in
Next 72 hours
1.09in

These are forecast totals at the gauge location, not basin-integrated totals upstream. Rain falling higher in the watershed will reach this gauge on a delay that varies by river.

Downstream communities

  • Erwin, TN — first affected
  • Greeneville, TN

Nearby gauges

Stage and discharge from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 03465500). Flood categories and forecasts from the National Water Prediction Service (EMBT1).