TidalMapWhites Creek near Bordeaux, 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 03431599 sits on Whites Creek and reads everything draining 51 square miles of the Lower Cumberland-Sycamore basin. Its datum sits 403 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1965, 44 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Whites C at Old Hickory Blvd at Whites Creek, TN, reading 14 square miles. This gauge adds the 38 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Cumberland River at Briley Pkwy at Cockrill Bend at 12,900 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Cumberland River at Ashland City, TN and Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, TN. It then enters Cheatham Reservoir near Ashland City, TN, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Whites Creek runs a median of 17 cfs at this gauge across 44 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 74 cfs, and September the leanest at 4.2 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,000 cfs in 2010, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2007.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 cfs | 335% |
| Feb | 74 cfs | 435% |
| Mar | 73 cfs | 429% |
| Apr | 56 cfs | 332% |
| May | 27 cfs | 159% |
| Jun | 9.6 cfs | 56% |
| Jul | 7.3 cfs | 43% |
| Aug | 5.7 cfs | 34% |
| Sep | 4.2 cfs | 25% |
| Oct | 5.6 cfs | 33% |
| Nov | 14 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 45 cfs | 265% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1965 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Whites Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.8 feet, in May 2010.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 13 ft |
| Minor flooding | 18 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2010 | 25.8 ft |
| September 2017 | 22.5 ft |
| August 2013 | 21.1 ft |
| July 2016 | 20.4 ft |
| February 2019 | 20.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BORT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Old Hickory Dam is 11 miles from this gauge on the Cumberland system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Old Hickory Dam 11 miles
- J Percy Priest Dam 12 miles
- Cheatham Dam 23 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Cumberland River near Bordeaux, TN
- Whites C at Old Hickory Blvd at Whites Creek, TN
- Cumberland River at Briley Pkwy at Cockrill Bend
- Cumberland River at Nashville, TN
- Richland Creek at Charlotte Ave, at Nashville, TN
- Browns Creek at State Fairgrounds at Nashville, TN
- Cumberland River at Omohundro Wtr Plt at Nashville, TN
- Richland Creek at Harding Place at Belle Meade, TN
- West Fork Browns C at Glendale Lane at Nashville, TN
- Dry Creek near Edenwold, TN
- Mill Creek at Lebanon Road at Nashville, TN
- Mill Creek at Thompson Lane, near Woodbine, TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03431599. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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