Powell HUC8 06010206
A 2,452 km² sub-basin of the Tennessee region in KY, TN, VA. 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
85
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
115%
p54 of record
Water assets
293
13 springs · 57 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR, TN03532000196 cfsp52 · normal
- POWELL RIVER NEAR JONESVILLE, VA0353150089 cfsp54 · normal
- POWELL RIVER AT BIG STONE GAP, VA0352950050 cfsp63 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p54 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p58 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p60 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p63 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p67 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p76 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p79 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p82 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p64 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p54 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p52 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p56 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p59 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | p63 |
Top water assets
- 65Little Mulberry Creekriver
- 65Powell Riverriver
- 65Mulberry Creekriver
- 65Town Branchriver
- 65Powell River Near Arthur, Tnriver
- 65Powell Riverriver
- 65Powell River At Big Stone Gap, Variver
- 65Powell River Near Jonesville, Variver
- 65Doakes Creek Damreservoir
- 65Davis Creekriver