Rivers in Tennessee

Obion River near Bogota

Dyer County, TennesseeNWS BOGT1Memphis office

Below flood stage
-0.52ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
22.00 ft
Forecast crest
-0.70 ftThu, Sep 24, 7:00 AM CDT
Record crest
31.20 ft1937

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.50 ft
Moderate flood25.00 ft
Minor flood22.00 ft
Action18.00 ft
  1. 26.50 ftFlood water is flowing over Highway 78 near Bogota.
  2. 25.00 ftHighway 103 near Miston is covered by flood waters. Water is flooding a few homes in Bogota on the east side of Highway 78. Water is covering some secondary roads near the Obion River.
  3. 22.00 ftWidespread lowland and agricultural flooding is occurring. Water is reaching the outskirts of Bogota.
  4. 18.00 ftSeveral secondary roads are flooded and access to low-lying farmland may be restricted. Pool 1 of Bogota Wildlife Management Area is underwater.
  5. 13.00 ftField flooding begins.

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

42 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.

#DateStage
1February 4, 193731.20 ft
2April 8, 202526.69 ft
3February 20, 202525.84 ft
4December 25, 199025.69 ft
5May 6, 201125.47 ft
6February 19, 198925.45 ft
7November 22, 195725.40 ft
8March 6, 199725.40 ft
9March 16, 201625.19 ft
10February 16, 201924.86 ft
11December 5, 200124.69 ft
12May 23, 198324.60 ft
13January 19, 195124.30 ft
14May 8, 201024.30 ft
15February 22, 195624.00 ft
16December 21, 200123.99 ft
17March 16, 197523.60 ft
18April 7, 197923.57 ft
19March 3, 196223.50 ft
20April 26, 197323.30 ft
21January 1, 199123.30 ft
22April 9, 200823.22 ft
23June 13, 194523.20 ft
24March 25, 195223.10 ft
25May 12, 198423.09 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 8, 2025: 26.69 ft
  • February 20, 2025: 25.84 ft
  • February 16, 2019: 24.86 ft
  • May 3, 2017: 16.55 ft
  • March 16, 2016: 25.19 ft
  • March 3, 2015: 21.40 ft
  • February 11, 2014: 17.62 ft
  • May 6, 2011: 25.47 ft
  • May 8, 2010: 24.30 ft
  • May 11, 2009: 22.71 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.