freestone river · smallmouth bass · bass · panfish

Buffalo River

Live conditions for Buffalo River: the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

209cfs→ lowfishable

Inside the wade band, stable low · +13% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp84.0°F

Stage2.25 ft

Engine callOFF 198 cfs outside wade band 200–600

Gauge read 1:00 AM CDT · USGS 03604000. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Buffalo River is a freestone river in Middle TN, fished for smallmouth bass, bass, panfish. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Henryville TWRA Access (Buffalo River headwaters)carry
Metal Ford (Natchez Trace Parkway MP 382.8)walk in
Grinders Creek Public Access (Buffalo Road Boat Ramp)ramp
Texas Bottoms (SR-99 Bridge)bridge
Flatwoods (SR-13 Bridge)bridge
Highway 13 Paddlecraft Access (Lobelville to I-40)carry
Forks River Road Accessramp
Buzzard Cove Road Accesswalk in

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Buffalo River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in September:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

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