Rivers in Tennessee

Browns Creek at State Fairgrounds in Nashville

Davidson County, TennesseeNWS NBCT1USGS 03431300Old Hickory office

Below flood stage
1.61ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 2:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
13.44 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood15.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 15.00 ftSignificant flooding of property along the creek is occurring, including the fairgrounds and industrial areas. Water may flood area roads rendering them impassable, including Walsh Rd, Bransford Rd, and Craighead St.
  2. 11.00 ftProperties along the creek including industrial areas and the fairgrounds are flooded, and water may approach the low lying portions of Walsh Rd, Bransford Rd, and Craighead St.
  3. 8.00 ftParking areas along the creek on the south and east sides of the fairgrounds property begin to flood.
  4. 6.00 ftLow lying areas along the creek in the fairgrounds property begin to be inundated.

Crest history

38 crests on NOAA’s list since 1964.

#DateStage
1May 2, 201013.44 ft
2August 31, 201711.13 ft
3February 7, 201910.51 ft
4May 2, 19938.40 ft
5November 27, 19948.20 ft
6March 17, 20028.09 ft
7June 26, 19948.02 ft
8April 28, 20148.00 ft
9October 10, 20147.88 ft
10May 5, 20037.77 ft
11March 29, 19757.77 ft
12October 5, 19957.75 ft
13June 4, 19987.73 ft
14July 20, 20127.69 ft
15October 19, 20047.55 ft
16May 25, 20007.38 ft
17June 14, 19977.33 ft
18April 28, 20137.22 ft
19September 17, 20097.21 ft
20May 4, 20077.15 ft
21February 5, 20047.14 ft
22June 13, 19736.70 ft
23January 22, 19996.55 ft
24April 8, 19656.53 ft
25August 3, 20016.53 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 7, 2019: 10.51 ft
  • August 31, 2017: 11.13 ft
  • August 3, 2016: 5.08 ft
  • October 10, 2014: 7.88 ft
  • April 28, 2014: 8.00 ft
  • April 28, 2013: 7.22 ft
  • July 20, 2012: 7.69 ft
  • April 27, 2011: 5.79 ft
  • May 2, 2010: 13.44 ft
  • September 17, 2009: 7.21 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.