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Ocoee Dam #1 Tailwater at Parksville — water level right now

Polk County, Tennessee · NWS gauge OCTT1
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Flood stages at this gauge

Where the water stands right now against the four official thresholds:

action · 724
Flood stageLevel (ft)What it means
Action stage724water is approaching flood level — time to pay attention

Highest floods on record here

The National Weather Service has no historic crest list on file for this gauge.

Where this gauge is

The marker is this gauge; nearby gauges load live and are clickable.

Nearby river gauges

Oostanaula Creek at Sanford 1SE 16 mi away · loading… Toccoa River (GA) / Ocoee River (TN) at Copperhill 17 mi away · loading… Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah 23 mi away · loading… Tellico River near Tellico Plains 28 mi away · loading… S. Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga 32 mi away · loading… North Chickamauga Creek at Mile Straight 33 mi away · loading…

Gauge details

NWS gauge IDOCTT1
CountyPolk
StateTennessee
NWS forecast officeMorristown
River forecast centerLower Mississippi River Forecast Center
Coordinates35.097, -84.654
Time zoneEST5EDT
Turn Around, Don't Drown. Six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet and twelve inches can float a car. Never drive around barricades or into water of unknown depth — most flood deaths happen in vehicles.

Questions about Ocoee Dam #1 Tailwater at Parksville

Is Ocoee Dam #1 Tailwater at Parksville flooding right now?

The live reading at the top of this page answers that: the gauge is compared against its official NWS flood stages every 15 minutes. Blue means normal, yellow is action stage, orange minor, red moderate and dark red major flooding.

What is flood stage for Ocoee Dam #1 Tailwater at Parksville?

action stage 724 ft. These are official National Weather Service thresholds set specifically for this gauge, not generic values.

Where does this data come from?

From the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, the official U.S. river gauge network — a U.S. government work in the public domain. Live stage is refreshed every 15 minutes; flood thresholds and historic crests are refreshed monthly. For life-safety decisions follow NWS Morristown and local emergency management.