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West Prong Little Pigeon River at Chimney Picnic Area

Highest listed crest 5.98 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft2 crests since 2024

The West Prong Little Pigeon River at Chimney Picnic Area crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 5.98 ft on January 9, 2024, was moderate flooding, 1.98 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the West Prong Little Pigeon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.98 ft
January 9, 2024
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
4.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sevier County
Tennessee
Identifiers
NWS CPAT1
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, West Prong Little Pigeon River at Chimney Picnic Area
Action stage3.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.81Jan 9, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2024 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Prong Little Pigeon River at Chimney Picnic Area, 2024 to 2024 4567ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Jan 9, 2024: 5.98 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2024: 4.00 ft, minor flooding Highest, 5.98 ft, Jan 9, 2024 20252030
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, West Prong Little Pigeon River at Chimney Picnic Area
1Jan 9, 20245.98+1.98Moderate—
2Sep 27, 20244.000.00Minor—

The worst floods along the West Prong Little Pigeon River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the West Prong Little Pigeon River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 9, 2024: 5.98 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the West Prong Little Pigeon River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the West Prong Little Pigeon River
GatlinburgTN8.010.03 ft, Apr 13, 20200
Chimney Picnic Area this gaugeTN4.05.98 ft, Jan 9, 20240
Gatlinburg (Aquarium Bridge)TN8.010.68 ft, Apr 13, 20200

Other gauges in Sevier County

Flood gauges in Sevier County
Sevierville11.016.00 ft, Apr 2, 19201
Richardson Cove (Maples Branch)8.011.87 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Mid. Prong Little Pigeon River 4SSE Pittman Center (Ramsey Prong)3.86.80 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Pigeon Forge (Dollywood)2.52.86 ft, Sep 26, 20240
Porters Creek 3S Pittman Center (Greenbrier)3.84.01 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Waldens Creek 2NW Pigeon Forge (Tiger Drive)8.011.54 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Waldens Creek 4W Pigeon Forge (Old Valley)7.07.49 ft, Sep 27, 20240
West Prong Little Pigeon River 3NW Pigeon Forge (River Divide)8.011.84 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Gatlinburg8.010.03 ft, Apr 13, 20200
Gatlinburg (Aquarium Bridge)8.010.68 ft, Apr 13, 20200

Sevier County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Tennessee

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CPAT1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.