Wolf River near Collierville water level

Name: Wolf River near Collierville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Wolf River, Tennessee, United States

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

3.00ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:45 AM CDT (43 min ago)

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Minor flood stage

What this means

At 3.00 ft, the Wolf River near Collierville is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.58 ft, based on 13 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.58 ft below typical. It is 10.00 ft below the flood stage of 13.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 3.21 ft, a difference of −0.21 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.98 ft and 3.58 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.58 ft0.58 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 3.19 ft – 4.03 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Same day last year: 3.21 ft−0.21 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.98 ft – 3.58 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.96 ft – 7.46 ft
Highest on record: 16.73 ftMarch 11, 2016

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

The National Weather Service puts flood stage for this gauge at 13.00 ft, still 10.00 ft away.

What happens at each level

21.00 ft: Collierville-Arlington Road is under 4 feet of water south of the bridge. Most houses east of Collierville-Arlington Road between the east end of Shelton Road and Arlington Hall Drive are flooded. Houses northeast of Alexandria Drive by the interstate highway are flooded. Many houses on the north end of Aston Court Subdivision between Jennifer Lane and Johnash Court are flooded. Johnson Park is all flooded.
20.00 ft: Collierville-Arlington Road is under 3 feet of water south of the bridge. Road to school buildings east of Houston Levee Road is flooded.
19.00 ft: Collierville-Arlington Road is under over 2 feet of water south of the bridge. The south end of the parking lot of the church just north of the river at Houston Levee Road is flooded. The parking lot of the school east of Houston Levee Road begins to flood.
18.00 ft: Up to one and half feet of water is rushing over Collierville-Arlington Road just north of Shelton Road East.
17.00 ft: Four to six inches of water is flowing over the Collierville-Arlington Road just north of Shelton Road East. At Johnson Park, baseball fields are flooding, and the road to the soccer fields is closed. There is extensive flooding of the school east of Houston Levee Road.
16.00 ft: Much of the Collierville Greenbelt is flooded.
14.00 ft: Campus of school east of Houston Levee Road begins to flood. Northwest part of Johnson Park is flooding.
12.00 ft: The Wolf begins to go over its banks.
10.00 ft: Water is backing into small streams that flow into the Wolf River, and old stream beds in the swampy bottom are beginning to fill with water again.
3.00 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	16.73 ft	March 11, 2016
2	14.53 ft	June 29, 2014
3	14.51 ft	September 1, 2017
4	13.00 ft	February 23, 2015

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:08 AM Sunset 06:21 PM Daylight 11 hr, 13 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the Wolf River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wolf River at LagrangeRiver gauge, Wolf River	5.44 ft	Very low	±0	23 mi
Wolf River at RossvilleRiver gauge, Wolf River	1.50 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	6 mi
Wolf River at GermantownRiver gauge, Wolf River	2.72 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	9 mi
Wolf River at Hollywood St at MemphisRiver gauge, Wolf River	12.99 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	20 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nonconnah Creek near GermantownRiver gauge, Nonconnah Creek	6.45 ft	Very low	±0	10 mi
Coldwater River near Olive BranchRiver gauge, Coldwater River	0.46 ft	Very low	−0.03 ft	13 mi
Loosahatchie River near ArlingtonRiver gauge, Loosahatchie River	0.70 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	16 mi
Nonconnah Creek at Farrisview Road at MemphisRiver gauge, Nonconnah Creek	6.68 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	17 mi
Loosahatchie River at Singleton Pkwy near BartlettRiver gauge, Loosahatchie River	1.67 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	19 mi
Coldwater River near LewisburgRiver gauge, Coldwater River	50.5 cfs	Normal	−1.2 cfs	19 mi

Questions and answers

Is the Wolf River near Collierville higher than last year?

No, it is 0.21 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 3.21 ft.

What is flood stage for the Wolf River near Collierville?

The official flood stage is 13.00 ft. The level is currently 10.00 ft below it.

What is a normal level for the Wolf River near Collierville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.58 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 3.19 ft and 4.03 ft, based on 13 years of records.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Wolf River near Collierville today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:45 AM CDT, the water level was 3.00 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wolf River near Collierville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wolf River near Collierville normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:07030600 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 35.08139, -89.65056 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.00 ft	2026-10-18 08:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Wolf River near Collierville (usgs:07030600). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/tennessee/wolf-river-near-collierville

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