Doe River

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

Right now

No live reading right now — the gauge (USGS 03485500) hasn't answered in the last few minutes.

The water

Doe River is a freestone river in Johnson City, Tennessee, fished for trout — brown, rainbow, brook. 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

Roan Mountain State Park (Doe River access)walk in
Roan Mountain Community Parkwalk in
Happy Trails Parkcarry
Hershel Julian Landingcarry
Green Bridge Landingcarry
Valley Forge Put-incarry
Valley Forge Elementary Take-outwalk in
Elk Avenue Bridgebridge

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

The briefing

Know before you drive to Doe 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:

USGS gauge ↗

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