Rivers in Tennessee

Loosahatchie River at Arlington

Shelby County, TennesseeNWS ARLT1USGS 07030240Memphis office

Below flood stage
0.73ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 10:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.70 ftWed, Sep 23, 1:00 PM CDT
Record crest
25.44 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood24.00 ft
Moderate flood22.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action19.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftMost of Chaffee Road is inundated.
  2. 25.60 ftHighway 70 from the bridge west to Jetway Road is flooded and Highway 70 is partially flooded west to the Inerstate 385 interchange. Many Arlington houses and businesses north of the railroad tracks are flooded. Much of the Arlington Industrial Park is flooding. County Road 205 and Long Road north of Arlington are flooded. Braden Road and Highway 196 are flooded in Fayette County. Brunswick and Brunswick Road are flooding. Dunkin Road is covered south of Millington.
  3. 25.00 ftBrunswick Road is flooded in Brunswick. Lots north of Phillip Drive are flooded.
  4. 24.00 ftBrunswick Road is beginning to flood. Lots north of Phillip Drive and south of Brief Road are being covered.
  5. 21.00 ftBrief Road is flooding.
  6. 20.00 ftOverbank flooding is occurring and field flooding is extensive.
  7. 19.00 ftStewart Road South begins to flood. Low-lying farm land begins to flood.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.

Crest history

26 crests on NOAA’s list since 1987.

#DateStage
1May 2, 201025.44 ft
2December 25, 198725.27 ft
3November 29, 200124.06 ft
4April 4, 202523.92 ft
5April 28, 201123.87 ft
6March 2, 199723.43 ft
7March 18, 200223.04 ft
8June 20, 202521.13 ft
9March 10, 199220.88 ft
10May 7, 200320.52 ft
11February 16, 202520.46 ft
12December 1, 199620.43 ft
13March 1, 202120.37 ft
14December 29, 202420.23 ft
15February 21, 201520.21 ft
16April 4, 200820.15 ft
17February 5, 201419.73 ft
18February 5, 200419.70 ft
19July 31, 200919.20 ft
20January 23, 200518.33 ft
21April 27, 199918.25 ft
22January 23, 200618.20 ft
23February 27, 200016.35 ft
24July 22, 201315.95 ft
25March 9, 201214.19 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 20, 2025: 21.13 ft
  • April 4, 2025: 23.92 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 20.46 ft
  • December 29, 2024: 20.23 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 20.37 ft
  • February 21, 2015: 20.21 ft
  • February 5, 2014: 19.73 ft
  • July 22, 2013: 15.95 ft
  • March 9, 2012: 14.19 ft
  • April 28, 2011: 23.87 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.