Station Name: OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,877 feet

Nearest Address:
1196 Old Number 4 Rd
Birdtown, NC 28719
Jackson County

GPS Coordinates: 35.46138889, -83.3536111

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued June 7 at 2:09PM EDT until June 8 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Effective: Sun June 7, 2026, 2:09 PM
Expires: Mon June 8, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, East Polk, Hamilton, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Monroe, Union and West Polk. * WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms will move into the area Monday, some with very heavy rainfall. Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour will be possible and some locations will already heave wet ground, which will lead to the risk of isolated flash flooding especially in areas that see repeated or prolonged periods of heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Flood Watch issued June 7 at 2:09PM EDT until June 8 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Effective: Sun June 7, 2026, 2:09 PM
Expires: Mon June 8, 2026, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington TN. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms will move into the area Monday, some with very heavy rainfall. Rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour will be possible, which will lead to the risk of isolated flash flooding especially in areas that see repeated or prolonged periods of heavy rain. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.