freestone river · smallmouth bass · musky

Obed River (Wild & Scenic)

Live conditions for Obed River (Wild & Scenic): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

6cfs→ lowcaution

Below the wade band — low, fish concentrated, wade with care.

Water temp77.4°F

Stage4.32 ft

Clarityclear 1.1 FNU

Engine callOFF 6 cfs outside wade band 50–400

Gauge read 12:30 AM CDT · USGS 03538830. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Obed River (Wild & Scenic) is a freestone river in EastTN, fished for smallmouth bass, musky. 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.

smallmouth bassmuskyRaft

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

Access

US 127 Bridge (Obed River put-in)carry
Adams Bridge (TN-298/Genesis Rd)carry
Potters Fordcarry
Obed Junction (Daddy's Creek confluence)walk in
Alley Fordwalk in
Nemo Bridgebridge
Rock Creek Campground River Accesswalk in
Nemo Picnic Area and River Accesswalk in

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

The briefing

Know before you drive to Obed 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:

Terrestrial

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:

waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-03538830/ ↗

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