Rivers in Tennessee
Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah
Below flood stage
2.21ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:45 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 7.00 ft
- Record crest
- 7.76 ft2021
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 12.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 7.00 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 17.00 ftWater is probably topping the bridge surface. Ground level apartments have several feet of water.
- 12.00 ftWater is reaching the bottom of the Ooltewah Ringgold Road bridge structure. Water begins to threaten some ground floor apartment dwellings nearby.
- 10.50 ftWater begins to enter the parking lot of the creekside apartments off of Ooltewah Ringgold Road near the Greenway. Low spots along Spalding Road begin to take water about a mile upstream.
- 7.50 ftLow spot of the driveway to Wolftever Creek Elementary School may be covered by at least six inches of water.
- 6.50 ftGrassy areas near the elementary school ballfields flood.
- 5.00 ftFlooding begins in the Wolftever Creek Greenway at the gage site.
Crest history
8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2020.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 17, 2021 | 7.76 ft |
| 2 | April 13, 2020 | 7.76 ft |
| 3 | February 23, 2022 | 7.32 ft |
| 4 | May 19, 2020 | 6.92 ft |
| 5 | May 5, 2020 | 6.90 ft |
| 6 | March 31, 2021 | 6.81 ft |
| 7 | February 6, 2020 | 6.80 ft |
| 8 | January 9, 2024 | 6.58 ft |
Most recent crests
- January 9, 2024: 6.58 ft
- February 23, 2022: 7.32 ft
- March 31, 2021: 6.81 ft
- March 17, 2021: 7.76 ft
- May 19, 2020: 6.92 ft
- May 5, 2020: 6.90 ft
- April 13, 2020: 7.76 ft
- February 6, 2020: 6.80 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi 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.