Wolf River at Germantown, TN Flow & Water Level

NWS river forecast

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 07031650 sits on the Wolf River and reads everything draining 699 square miles of the Wolf basin. Its datum sits 236 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1970, 53 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Wolf River near Collierville, reading 597 square miles. This gauge adds the 102 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Wolf River at Hollywood St at Memphis, TN at 788 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 89% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Mississippi River at Memphis, TN.

Normal flows here

The Wolf River runs a median of 554 cfs at this gauge across 53 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 942 cfs, and September the leanest at 320 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 30,400 cfs in 1975, and the lowest is 168 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1970 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Wolf River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 28 feet, in March 1975.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GERT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.