Lower Duck HUC8 06040003
A 4,006 km² sub-basin of the Tennessee region in TN. 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
42
Stressed
Drought index
260
Severe
Area in D2+
59.25%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
68%
p10 of record
Water assets
1,169
35 springs · 103 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- DUCK RIVER ABOVE HURRICANE MILLS, TN03603000496 cfsp8 · much below normal
- DUCK RIVER AT HWY 100 AT CENTERVILLE, TN03601990353 cfsp10 · much below normal
- PINEY RIVER AT VERNON, TN0360250062 cfsp10 · much below normal
- DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA, TN03599500160 cfsp12 · below normal
- DUCK RIVER NEAR SHADY GROVE, TN.03601600216 cfsp16 · below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 260 | 59.25 | 5/5 | p10 |
| 2026-10-20 | 260 | 59.25 | 5/5 | p10 |
| 2026-10-19 | 260 | 59.25 | 5/5 | p10 |
| 2026-10-18 | 260 | 59.25 | 5/5 | p13 |
| 2026-10-17 | 260 | 59.25 | 4/5 | p16 |
| 2026-10-16 | 260 | 59.25 | 3/5 | p23 |
| 2026-10-15 | 227 | 33.56 | 2/5 | p29 |
| 2026-10-14 | 227 | 33.56 | 2/5 | p26 |
| 2026-10-13 | 227 | 33.56 | 2/5 | p31 |
| 2026-10-12 | 227 | 33.56 | 1/5 | p35 |
| 2026-10-11 | 227 | 33.56 | 2/5 | p25 |
| 2026-10-10 | 227 | 33.56 | 5/5 | p10 |
| 2026-10-09 | 227 | 33.56 | 5/5 | p12 |
| 2026-10-08 | 222 | 29.74 | 5/5 | p16 |
Top water assets
- 65Sugar Creekriver
- 65East Fork Greenlick Creekriver
- 65Duck River Near Shady Grove, Tn.river
- 65Duck River At Columbia, Tnriver
- 65Duck River At Hwy 100 At Centerville, Tnriver
- 65Piney River At Vernon, Tnriver
- 65Keys Branchriver
- 65Big Swan Creekriver
- 65Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, Tnriver
- 65Lick Creekriver