Hatchie River near Bolivar, TN
River level and flood forecast · Hardeman County
The river is 12.3 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Forecast to hold near 5.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 240 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:24 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (February 15, 1948) | 21.53 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftWater is flowing across Highway 18 near the river. Secondary roads and maintenance roads are flooded.
- 21 ftWater is reaching the edge of Highway 18 northeast of Bolivar.
- 20.5 ftSome businesses along Margin Street are flooding.
- 20 ftWater is flowing over Highway 64 east of Bolivar.
- 19 ftWater starts to flood homes on River Road.
- 18 ftLow-lying land near the river is flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 21.53 ft — February 15, 1948
- 21.29 ft — December 2, 2001
- 21.11 ft — February 25, 2019
- 20.66 ft — January 13, 1974
- 20.61 ft — December 30, 1983
Recent crests: 19.15 ft (April 7, 2025) · 18.81 ft (April 2, 2021) · 21.11 ft (February 25, 2019) · 15.9 ft (December 26, 2017) · 16.65 ft (February 8, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BVRT1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.