Floatable rivers · Tennessee

Tennessee rivers you can float

7 rivers where the gauge sits on the water people actually run. Each page shows the year as a flow ribbon — typical highs, typical lows — with today's live reading pinned on top.

Pick your river

• Buffalo River

  Lower river through Flatwoods toward Topsy

  Fullest: Feb–Apr Leanest: Aug–Oct canoekayak

• Caney Fork River

  Center Hill Dam tailwater through Happy Hollow and Betty's Island

  Fullest: Jan–Mar Leanest: Aug–Oct kayakcanoe

• Duck River

  Iron Bridge Road to Chickasaw Trace at Columbia

  Fullest: Jan–Mar Leanest: Aug–Oct canoekayak

• Elk River

  Tims Ford Dam tailwater through Kelso toward Fayetteville

  Fullest: Dec–Feb Leanest: Jul–Sep canoekayak

• Harpeth River

  Narrows of the Harpeth loop at Harpeth River State Park

  Fullest: Jan–Mar Leanest: Aug–Oct canoekayak

• Nolichucky River

  Nolichucky Gorge, Poplar NC to Erwin TN

  Fullest: Feb–Apr Leanest: Aug–Oct raftkayak

• Pigeon River

  Walters powerhouse releases through the Hartford rafting stretch

  Fullest: Feb–Apr Leanest: Sep–Nov raftkayak

Flow seasonality is context, not a safety rating — every river page opens with the safety notes that actually matter. Checking dates? Try the trip-window checker.