Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia HUC8 06010205
A 5,091 km² sub-basin of the Tennessee region in TN, VA, WV. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
80
Healthy
Drought index
4
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
220%
p78 of record
Water assets
652
35 springs · 121 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- CLINCH RIVER AT SPEERS FERRY, VA03527000557 cfsp77 · above normal
- CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL, TN03528000683 cfsp78 · above normal
- CLINCH RIVER AT CLEVELAND, VA03524000335 cfsp82 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p78 |
| 2026-10-20 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p79 |
| 2026-10-19 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p81 |
| 2026-10-18 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p79 |
| 2026-10-17 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p82 |
| 2026-10-16 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p86 |
| 2026-10-15 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p90 |
| 2026-10-14 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p93 |
| 2026-10-13 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p93 |
| 2026-10-12 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p90 |
| 2026-10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p61 |
| 2026-10-10 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p56 |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p60 |
| 2026-10-08 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | p61 |
Top water assets
- 65Lost Creekriver
- 65Cracker Creekriver
- 65Blackwater Creekriver
- 65Mill Branchriver
- 65Swan Creekriver
- 65Clinch River At Cleveland, Variver
- 65Clinch River At Speers Ferry, Variver
- 65Clinch River Above Tazewell, Tnriver
- 65North Fork Clinch Riverriver
- 65Big Barren Creekriver