35.4275° N, 83.4469° W
Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, NC
River gauge
- River
- Tuckasegee River
- USGS site
- 03513000
- NWPS ID
- TKSN7
- County
- Swain
Issued by the National Water Prediction ServiceRetrieved
Below action stage
- Stage
- 1.78ft
- Discharge
- 489cfs
- Forecast crest
- 1.80ft
- Headroom
- 6.2ft
Mon 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 1.78 feet at Sep 14, 2026, 6:15 PM. Forecast peak 1.80 feet.
Rainfall context
Forecast precipitation at this gauge, so a rising river has a visible cause
- Next 24 hours
- 0.01in
- Next 72 hours
- 0.02in
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).