TidalMapRichland Creek at Charlotte Ave, at Nashville, TN Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 03431700 sits on Richland Creek and reads everything draining 24 square miles of the Lower Cumberland-Sycamore basin. Its datum sits 409 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1964, 59 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Richland Creek at Harding Place at Belle Meade, TN, reading 6.2 square miles. This gauge adds the 18 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Cumberland River at Ashland City, TN at 13,117 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, TN. It then enters Cheatham Reservoir near Ashland City, TN, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Richland Creek runs a median of 12 cfs at this gauge across 59 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 32 cfs, and September the leanest at 4.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,020 cfs in 1991, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 1981.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 cfs | 242% |
| Feb | 32 cfs | 267% |
| Mar | 31 cfs | 258% |
| Apr | 21 cfs | 175% |
| May | 15 cfs | 125% |
| Jun | 6.3 cfs | 52% |
| Jul | 5.1 cfs | 42% |
| Aug | 4.3 cfs | 36% |
| Sep | 4.0 cfs | 33% |
| Oct | 5.0 cfs | 42% |
| Nov | 9.8 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 22 cfs | 183% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1964 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Richland Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 20 feet, in May 2010.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2010 | 20 ft |
| September 1979 | 15.1 ft |
| September 2017 | 13.5 ft |
| March 1975 | 13.3 ft |
| November 1994 | 13.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRCT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's J Percy Priest Dam is 13 miles from this gauge on the Stones system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- J Percy Priest Dam 13 miles
- Old Hickory Dam 15 miles
- Cheatham Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Cumberland River at Briley Pkwy at Cockrill Bend
- Cumberland River near Bordeaux, TN
- Richland Creek at Harding Place at Belle Meade, TN
- Whites Creek near Bordeaux, TN
- Cumberland River at Nashville, TN
- West Fork Browns C at Glendale Lane at Nashville, TN
- Browns Creek at State Fairgrounds at Nashville, TN
- Harpeth River at Bellevue, TN
- Whites C at Old Hickory Blvd at Whites Creek, TN
- Cumberland River at Omohundro Wtr Plt at Nashville, TN
- Mill Creek at Thompson Lane, near Woodbine, TN
- Sevenmile Creek at Blackman Rd,nr Nashville TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03431700. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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