Cumberland River at Nashville, TN

USGS Site No: 03431500Cumberland River • Davidson County, TN

Cumberland River at Nashville, TN on the Cumberland River is currently at 14,100 cfs (Normal — 48th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 16.84 ft.

Reading from

14,100
CFS Discharge
16.84
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 4,500
25th Low threshold 7,430
50th (Median) Normal (median) 14,600 Today: 14,100 cfs
75th High threshold 17,100
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

44k 22k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 9,910
May 27, 2026 10,100
May 26, 2026 14,600
May 25, 2026 14,900
May 24, 2026 12,500
May 23, 2026 6,410
May 22, 2026 5,090
May 21, 2026 3,960
May 20, 2026 3,660
May 19, 2026 4,660
May 18, 2026 4,600
May 17, 2026 6,130
May 16, 2026 6,710
May 15, 2026 6,370
Apr 20, 2026 8,830
Apr 19, 2026 7,040
Apr 18, 2026 7,250
Apr 17, 2026 9,880
Apr 16, 2026 9,820
Apr 15, 2026 9,940
Apr 14, 2026 9,570
Apr 13, 2026 9,580
Apr 12, 2026 6,360
Apr 11, 2026 6,670
Apr 10, 2026 11,000
Apr 9, 2026 10,900
Apr 8, 2026 11,100
Apr 7, 2026 10,600
Apr 6, 2026 9,980
Apr 5, 2026 6,340

Station Information

USGS Site No
03431500
State
TN
Coordinates
36.1615, -86.7727
Drainage Area
12,856 mi²
Datum (ft)
367.5
HUC Code
05130202
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
30.0 ft
Flood Stage
40.0 ft
Moderate Flood
42.0 ft
Major Flood
45.0 ft

Currently 23.16 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
57,200 cfs
May 23, 2025
Min discharge
3,660 cfs
May 20, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.