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Tennessee River at Whitesburg

Critical Stages
15' - Action
17' - Flood
20' - Moderate
23' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 1:30 AM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 3.74 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6 AM 12/15 3.7 -999
12 PM 12/15 3.63 -999
6 PM 12/15 3.57 -999
12 AM 12/16 3.51 -999
6 AM 12/16 3.45 -999
12 PM 12/16 3.4 -999
6 PM 12/16 3.7 -999
12 AM 12/17 3.72 -999
6 AM 12/17 3.73 -999
12 PM 12/17 3.74 -999
6 PM 12/17 3.76 -999
12 AM 12/18 3.79 -999
6 AM 12/18 3.8 -999
12 PM 12/18 3.82 -999
6 PM 12/18 3.49 -999
12 AM 12/19 3.46 -999
6 AM 12/19 3.44 -999
12 PM 12/19 3.46 -999
6 PM 12/19 3.48 -999
12 AM 12/20 3.49 -999
6 AM 12/20 3.22 -999
12 PM 12/20 3.3 -999
6 PM 12/20 3.33 -999
12 AM 12/21 3.37 -999
6 AM 12/21 3.18 -999
12 PM 12/21 3.19 -999
6 PM 12/21 3.16 -999
12 AM 12/22 3.14 -999
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1:30 AM 12/15 3.74 -999
1:15 AM 12/15 3.75 -999
1:00 AM 12/15 3.75 -999
12:45 AM 12/15 3.76 -999
12:30 AM 12/15 3.77 -999
12:15 AM 12/15 3.79 -999
12:00 AM 12/15 3.77 -999
11:45 PM 12/14 3.79 -999
11:30 PM 12/14 3.8 -999
11:15 PM 12/14 3.79 -999
11:00 PM 12/14 3.8 -999
10:45 PM 12/14 3.8 -999
10:30 PM 12/14 3.8 -999
10:15 PM 12/14 3.81 -999
10:00 PM 12/14 3.81 -999
9:45 PM 12/14 3.82 -999
9:30 PM 12/14 3.82 -999
9:15 PM 12/14 3.82 -999
9:00 PM 12/14 3.83 -999
8:45 PM 12/14 3.83 -999
8:30 PM 12/14 3.84 -999
8:15 PM 12/14 3.86 -999
8:00 PM 12/14 3.85 -999
7:45 PM 12/14 3.85 -999
7:30 PM 12/14 3.86 -999
7:15 PM 12/14 3.88 -999
7:00 PM 12/14 3.86 -999
6:45 PM 12/14 3.88 -999
6:30 PM 12/14 3.89 -999
6:15 PM 12/14 3.88 -999
Hydrograph for Tennessee River at Whitesburg
24' - Thousands of acres are flooded on both sides of the river. Homes are completely underwater and dozens of roads are flooded. Some access problems may exist on Redstone Arsenal due to backwater.
23' - Hobbs Island is flooded. Backwaters may reach Highway 36 on Dry Creek near Laceys Spring. Hundreds of acres of land including homes and roads are flooded in northeastern Morgan County. Large portions of farmland in southeastern Madison County are flooded. Backwater flooding may reach some homes near Owens Cross Roads.
21' - Backwater causes flooding on Redstone Arsenal. Significant flooding is occurring on the Morgan County side of the river with hundreds of acres and several homes and roads flooded.
19' - The entrance to the Ditto Landing area is underwater...along with much of the boat harbor. Several roads in northeastern Morgan County are underwater...and water is beginning to approach a home on River Loop Road in the Laceys Spring Community.
17' - Lowland flooding begins. Some access roads in the area become flooded. Water backed into Long Pond Slough begins to approach roads on the Morgan County side of the river.
14' - The river starts to cover ramps at the Madison County Boat Harbor at Ditto Landing...as well as pastureland near the river. Backwater from Aldridge Creek covers part of the Ditto Landing Walking Trail. Water backs into sloughs near the river.
DateStage (ft)
Mar 19, 1973 26.1
Dec 25, 1990 24.8
May 9, 2003 24.67
Feb 2, 1957 23.93
Mar 14, 1963 23.4
Jan 1, 1927 23.2
Jan 9, 1946 23.1
Feb 15, 1948 23
Jan 6, 1949 22.9
Feb 25, 2019 22.9
Apr 3, 1936 22.72
Mar 30, 1994 22.4
Dec 27, 2015 22.31
Dec 11, 2004 22.03
Feb 17, 1990 22
Jan 23, 1954 22
May 10, 1984 21.65
Mar 30, 1929 21.3
Jan 4, 1933 21.14
Mar 15, 1975 20.9

Data provided by the National Weather Service.