Sequatchie River — Ketner's Mill to Whitwell: River Level Today — Can You Paddle It?

At 108 cfs the Sequatchie River is inside the runnable range but only 28 cfs above the 80 cfs floor, so it is sitting at the shallow end of what this reach runs at. A dry few days would take it under.

Over the last 24 hours it has barely moved, 113 cfs to 108 cfs. Daily means over the past 7 days have run between 116 cfs and 168 cfs, 31% lower at the end of the week than the start.

Sequatchie River at Ketner's Mill to Whitwell is a Class I run in Tennessee — easygoing moving water with light riffles and nothing technical. Most paddlers put in at Ketner's Mill (Hwy 108) access and take out at Whitwell area access.

Whether it's worth the drive comes down to flow. This section generally paddles well at 80–2,500 cfs (a conservative estimate — see our methodology). Much below that and the Sequatchie River gets low and bony, so you end up scraping gravel and walking the shallows; well above the top of the range it turns fast, cold and pushy, which is a more serious day than most casual boaters want. We read USGS gauge 03571000 about every 30 minutes and compare the live number to that window, so the verdict at the top of this page reflects conditions right now rather than a monthly average.

Flows here are usually most dependable March–October. Spring can run high after rain or snowmelt, and late summer often drops too low to float well — but the gauge always beats the calendar, so check today's reading before you go.