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Cumberland River at Cumberland Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:30AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.06 ft at 11:45AM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.98 ft at 12:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.99 ft at 12:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 1:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.86 ft at 3:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 3:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 4:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.78 ft at 4:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.77 ft at 4:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.77 ft at 5:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.74 ft at 5:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.64 ft at 7:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.67 ft at 7:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.63 ft at 8:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.61 ft at 9:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.6 ft at 9:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.61 ft at 10:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.6 ft at 10:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.63 ft at 10:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.73 ft at 11:00PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:15PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.14 ft at 11:30PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.41 ft at 11:45PM Feb 28, 2021Observed: 6.71 ft at 12:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.2 ft at 12:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.58 ft at 12:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.91 ft at 1:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.04 ft at 1:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.27 ft at 1:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.36 ft at 1:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.51 ft at 2:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 2:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.7 ft at 2:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.86 ft at 2:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.1 ft at 3:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 3:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.25 ft at 4:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.31 ft at 4:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.34 ft at 4:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.36 ft at 5:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.32 ft at 5:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.37 ft at 5:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.38 ft at 5:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.45 ft at 6:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.49 ft at 6:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.44 ft at 6:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.4 ft at 7:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.44 ft at 7:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.39 ft at 7:30AM Mar 01, 2021Highest Observation: 9.52 ft at 7:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.46 ft at 8:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.43 ft at 8:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.44 ft at 8:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.41 ft at 9:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.33 ft at 9:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.35 ft at 9:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.35 ft at 9:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.31 ft at 10:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.35 ft at 10:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.13 ft at 10:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 11:00AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.07 ft at 11:15AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:30AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 9.02 ft at 11:45AM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 12:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.82 ft at 12:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.8 ft at 12:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.73 ft at 1:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.74 ft at 1:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.62 ft at 1:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.58 ft at 1:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.49 ft at 2:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.53 ft at 2:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.37 ft at 2:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.35 ft at 2:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.34 ft at 3:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.29 ft at 3:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.22 ft at 3:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.18 ft at 3:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.13 ft at 4:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 8.09 ft at 4:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.94 ft at 4:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.92 ft at 4:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.86 ft at 5:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.78 ft at 5:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.72 ft at 5:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.69 ft at 5:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.69 ft at 6:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.59 ft at 6:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.5 ft at 6:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.47 ft at 6:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.37 ft at 7:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.34 ft at 7:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.32 ft at 7:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.19 ft at 7:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.16 ft at 8:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.04 ft at 8:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.94 ft at 8:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.09 ft at 9:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7 ft at 9:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.98 ft at 9:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.95 ft at 10:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.99 ft at 10:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.84 ft at 10:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.82 ft at 11:00PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:15PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:30PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.68 ft at 11:45PM Mar 01, 2021Observed: 6.66 ft at 12:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.7 ft at 12:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.56 ft at 12:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.4 ft at 1:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.36 ft at 2:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.4 ft at 2:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.37 ft at 2:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.26 ft at 3:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.16 ft at 4:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.27 ft at 4:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.19 ft at 4:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.14 ft at 5:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.1 ft at 6:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.07 ft at 6:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.08 ft at 6:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6.02 ft at 7:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 6 ft at 7:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.97 ft at 7:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.98 ft at 7:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.91 ft at 8:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.96 ft at 8:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.89 ft at 8:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.93 ft at 9:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.9 ft at 9:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.89 ft at 9:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.85 ft at 9:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.82 ft at 10:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.85 ft at 10:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:00AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:30AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.78 ft at 11:45AM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.77 ft at 12:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.68 ft at 12:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.69 ft at 1:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.69 ft at 1:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.66 ft at 2:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 2:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.61 ft at 3:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.54 ft at 4:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.65 ft at 4:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.56 ft at 4:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.53 ft at 5:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.5 ft at 6:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.44 ft at 7:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.36 ft at 10:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.34 ft at 10:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.33 ft at 11:00PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.32 ft at 11:15PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.33 ft at 11:30PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:45PM Mar 02, 2021Observed: 5.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.26 ft at 12:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.25 ft at 12:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.3 ft at 1:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.25 ft at 1:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.25 ft at 1:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.25 ft at 2:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.22 ft at 3:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.2 ft at 4:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.19 ft at 4:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.19 ft at 5:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.14 ft at 5:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.12 ft at 6:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.11 ft at 7:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.04 ft at 7:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.08 ft at 8:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.06 ft at 8:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.07 ft at 8:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.06 ft at 8:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.08 ft at 9:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.08 ft at 9:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:30AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.05 ft at 9:45AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.05 ft at 10:00AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:15AM Mar 03, 2021Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:30AM Mar 03, 2021Nashville District Corps of EngineersCMBK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:16AM Mar 3, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 5.04 ft at 10:30 AM EST 3-Mar-2021. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cumberland River at Cumberland are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 16
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 9.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.50 ft on 01/29/1957
(2) 15.88 ft on 04/04/1977
(3) 15.50 ft on 03/23/1929
(4) 15.20 ft on 01/01/1927
(5) 15.00 ft on 01/28/1918
(6) 15.00 ft on 05/30/1927
(7) 14.75 ft on 03/12/1963
(8) 14.65 ft on 01/07/1946
(9) 14.64 ft on 12/30/1969
(10) 14.30 ft on 07/01/1939
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.75 ft on 02/16/2003
(2) 12.63 ft on 03/18/2002
(3) 12.03 ft on 03/18/2002
(4) 11.64 ft on 12/02/1991
(5) 11.44 ft on 05/07/1984
(6) 15.88 ft on 04/04/1977
(7) 10.78 ft on 03/30/1975
(8) 12.30 ft on 01/11/1974
(9) 12.07 ft on 11/28/1973
(10) 11.96 ft on 03/16/1973
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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16.5 Flooding will exceed the highest flood on record.
16 Downtown streets and approach of ky 2179 bridge flood.
14 Low lying private yards are flooded.
13.5 Water begins affecting some low lying businesses.
12 Low lying areas flood. Parking lot of business floods.
11 River is at bankfull.
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(1) Gage House
(2) Wireweight Gage
(3) Staff Gage
(4) Staff Gage on KY 1254 Bridge Pier
(5) Upper Crest Gage
(6) Lower Crest Gage
(7) Looking Upstream from Bridge
(8) Looking Downstream from Bridge
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Latitude: 36.973889° N, Longitude: 82.993056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1410.15 ft 1422.15 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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