- Stage
- 2.19ft
- Discharge
- 857cfs
- Forecast crest
- 3.10ft
- Headroom
- 5.8ft
Sun 2 PM
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.
1940 crested at 16.0 ft; Helene, 2024 crested at 15.2 ft; 1994 crested at 14.3 ft — above the range of this chart.
TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT BRYSON CITY, NC. Latest observed stage 2.19 feet at Aug 1, 2026, 12:15 PM. Forecast peak 3.10 feet.
Rainfall context
Forecast precipitation at this gauge, so a rising river has a visible cause
- Next 24 hours
- 0.43in
- Next 72 hours
- 0.61in
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
- Fontana Lake — first affected
Nearby gauges
- Little Tennessee River at Needmore — 12 km away
- Tuckasegee River near Cullowhee — 32 km away
- Pigeon River near Hepco — 47 km away
- Pigeon River near Canton — 55 km away
Stage and discharge from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 03513000). Flood categories and forecasts from the National Water Prediction Service (TKSN7).