West Fork Stones River — Murfreesboro Greenway: River Level Today — Can You Paddle It?

At 70 cfs the West Fork Stones River is inside the runnable range but only 45 cfs above the 25 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, 76 cfs to 70 cfs. Daily means over the past 7 days have run between 79 cfs and 151 cfs, 48% lower at the end of the week than the start.

West Fork Stones River at Murfreesboro Greenway is a Class I run in Tennessee — easygoing moving water with light riffles and nothing technical. Most paddlers put in at Old Fort Park, Murfreesboro and take out at Manson Pike / Stones River Greenway access.

Whether it's worth the drive comes down to flow. This section generally paddles well at 25–1,200 cfs (a conservative estimate — see our methodology). Much below that and the West Fork Stones 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 03428200 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 April–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.