freestone river · smallmouth bass · largemouth bass · bass

Harpeth River (Mile 90.5, Franklin)

Live conditions for Harpeth River (Mile 90.5, Franklin): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

16cfs→ holdingnot now

The gauge's last reading is 21 hours old.

Water temp—

Engine callOFF rising

Gauge read 5:30 AM CDT · USGS 0343233905. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Harpeth River (Mile 90.5, Franklin) is a freestone river in Middle TN, fished for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bass. 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

Ladd Park Canoe Access (South Carothers Pkwy Bridge)carry
Eastern Flank Battlefield Park Canoe Accesscarry
Pinkerton Park Canoe Accesscarry
Bicentennial Park / Riverwalk Accesswalk in
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm Accesscarry
Williamson County Recreation Center Canoe Accesscarry

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

The briefing

Know before you drive to Harpeth 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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