Rivers in Tennessee

Tennessee River at Savannah

Hardin County, TennesseeNWS SAVT1USGS 03593500Memphis office

Below flood stage
355.04ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
370.00 ft
Forecast crest
357.14 ftThu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM CDT
Record crest
401.20 ft1897

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood388.00 ft
Moderate flood375.00 ft
Minor flood370.00 ft
Action365.00 ft
  1. 401.20 ftThis is the flood of record, prior to Pickwick Dam installation.
  2. 396.00 ftWater is getting into the second floor of River Heights Restaurant at Crump.
  3. 392.00 ftSecond stories of houses on stilts are flooding all along the river. The north end of Dorothy Ann Lane at Camp Road is beginning to flood. Many houses are flooded on Camp Road.
  4. 391.00 ftRiverside Drive at Dill Branch in Shiloh National Military Park is flooding.
  5. 390.00 ftWest end of Emerald Lane is flooding.
  6. 389.00 ftThe Riverview Cafe begins to flood. Exit route from Hagy's Catfish Hotel Restaurant is flooded.
  7. 388.00 ftThe east end of Main Street in Saltillo west of The Riverside Cafe is flooded. Water has reached the north foundation of the River Heights Restaurant.
  8. 387.00 ftThe parking lot of Hagy's Catfish Hotel Restaurant is mostly flooded.
  9. 386.00 ftHighway 69 at Prong Doe Creek just north of Saltillo is flooded.
  10. 385.00 ftThe junction of Lemert Road and Old Ferry Road is underwater. The Cove Lane and Coleman Drive intersection is flooded. The westernmost part of Catfish Lane by the hill at River Heights is flooded.
  11. 384.00 ftThe Shoreline Road and Main Street intersection in Saltillo is flooded. Point Way at the campsite south of Saltillo is underwater. Catfish Lane camper sites are flooded. In Savannah, water is reaching the west end of Boat Street.
  12. 383.00 ftMost houses on Emerald Lane are flooded. Riverside sites along Vista River Lane are flooded. Cross Pond Road is flooded almost to the east end of the road.
  13. 382.00 ftThe intersection of Colonel James Hardin Road and Senator Cobb Road is flooded. Most of Colonel James Hardin Road is flooded north of Senator Cobb Road.
  14. 381.00 ftMany houses on Emerald Lane are flooded. The intersection of RV Park Road and Old Ferry Road is flooded. The easternmost part of the parking lot at Hagy's Catfish Hotel Restaurant is flooding. Many river lots at the east end of Catfish Lane are flooding. The highest cropland along the river is flooded.
  15. 380.00 ftMuch of Coffee Landing Road is covered by 10 feet of water. The slough between Catfish Lane and the riverbank is flooded cutting off many campsites near the east end of Catfish Lane. The intersection of Clover Drive and Emerald Lane is inundated. The low spot toward the south end of Vista River Lane is flooded. Houses north of Crump boat ramp are flooding. Riverside Lane is flooding at the top of the boat ramp near River Heights Restaurant. The entrance to Connie Beth Lane at Clifton Road is flooded.
  16. 379.00 ftLemert Road is flooding. Low area on Clover Drive just west of the intersection with Emerald Drive is flooded at Hooker's Bend. First Pittsburg Drive is flooded at Bethel Branch.
  17. 378.00 ftCoffee Landing Road is flooded. Most lots at Big River Plantation Resort are flooded. West end of Hamilton Rock Lane is covered.
  18. 377.00 ftWayne Jerrolds River Park boat launch parking lot is totally flooded.
  19. 376.00 ftWilkinson Ferry Drive is flooded near the river. Resort lots by the edge of the Tennessee River are beginning to flood along Wilkinson Ferry Drive across from Saltillo. Access to Bridgeview Estates from the northeast is cut off due to flooding just south of Highway 64. The evacuation route from the camper sites on the south end of Riverside Lane in Crump is flooding. Water on Coffee Landing Road is just north of Lemert Road.
  20. 375.00 ftRoad going north from Catfish Lane to Coffee Landing Road is flooded near the Highway 64 bridge. Sections of Coffee Landing Road are under 5 feet of water.
  21. 374.00 ftThe intersection of Towboat Lane, Bargeview Lane, and Coffee Landing Road is flooded. Low spots near the west end of Connie Beth Lane are flooded.
  22. 373.00 ftCoffee Landing Road is under 3 ft of water at some places and evacuation is very difficult. Riverside Lane in Crump is flooded at Gattis Creek. Leaning Trees Road going to the Riverview settlement is flooded at Hardin Slough. Low spots along Connie Beth Lane and Horse Creek are flooded. Wayne Jerrolds River Park boat parking area is beginning to flood. Low spots on Emerald Lane are flooding north of Clover Drive.
  23. 372.00 ftEvacuation road from Big River Plantation Resort is flooded. Most evacuation roads in bottom lands near Savannah are inundated.
  24. 371.00 ftFederal Road is flooded at Lick Creek north of Hamburg. Parts of Lacefield Drive are covered by flood water.
  25. 370.00 ftCoffee Landing Road is flooding just north of Beason Creek and toward Box Elder Drive. Campsites just north of the mouth of Beason Creek are flooding. Box Elder Drive is flooded. Access to sites along Bargeview Lane is cut off. Diamond Island Drive is flooded at Mud Creek just west of Gammill Slough Road. The west end of Cross Pond Road is flooding. Slough just east of Wilkinson Ferry Drive across the river from Saltillo is beginning to flood.

Crest history

82 crests on NOAA’s list since 1897.

#DateStage
1March 21, 1897401.20 ft
2March 20, 1973396.11 ft
3February 26, 2019395.30 ft
4January 2, 1927392.70 ft
5February 6, 1957392.42 ft
6February 16, 1948392.29 ft
7January 13, 1946391.61 ft
8May 12, 2003390.70 ft
9December 12, 2004390.42 ft
10April 10, 1936389.05 ft
11January 14, 1974389.00 ft
12March 17, 1963388.96 ft
13March 3, 1962388.76 ft
14March 24, 1980387.89 ft
15March 17, 1975387.88 ft
16March 31, 1965387.87 ft
17May 11, 1984387.25 ft
18January 8, 1949386.68 ft
19December 4, 1991386.65 ft
20November 21, 1957386.44 ft
21March 29, 1994386.10 ft
22May 23, 1983386.09 ft
23April 1, 1944386.04 ft
24March 27, 1929385.90 ft
25March 22, 1955385.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 17, 2025: 371.59 ft
  • February 17, 2025: 375.16 ft
  • February 26, 2019: 395.30 ft
  • February 6, 2014: 367.44 ft
  • May 9, 2013: 379.38 ft
  • February 2, 2012: 364.48 ft
  • December 2, 2011: 379.02 ft
  • May 4, 2010: 378.44 ft
  • May 8, 2009: 379.02 ft
  • December 16, 2008: 370.54 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. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

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.