Wolf River at Rossville, 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 07030500 sits on the Wolf River and reads everything draining 503 square miles of the Wolf basin. Its datum sits 301 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1929, 68 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Wolf River at Lagrange, TN, reading 210 square miles. This gauge adds the 293 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Wolf River near Collierville at 597 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 84% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Wolf River at Germantown, TN, Wolf River at Hollywood St at Memphis, TN and Mississippi River at Memphis, TN.

Normal flows here

The Wolf River runs a median of 322 cfs at this gauge across 68 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 638 cfs, and September the leanest at 209 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 31,000 cfs in 1935, and the lowest is 100 cfs in 1942.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1929 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 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.6 feet, in November 2001.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROST1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.