Nonconnah Creek at Farrisview Boulevard, TN

River level and flood forecast · Shelby County

Normal6.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 24.4 ft below flood stage (31 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 26 ftFlood 31 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Flood stage31 ft
Action stage26 ft
Record crest (June 29, 2014)34.37 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 34 ftMany businesses along Nonconnah Creek between Lamar Avenue and Mill Branch Road are flooding.
  • 31 ftBusinesses just west of Tchulahoma road and south of Nonconnah Creek are flooding.
  • 30 ftOverbank flooding is occurring.

Highest crests on record

  1. 34.37 ft — June 29, 2014
  2. 31.15 ft — May 10, 2016
  3. 27.83 ft — December 22, 2017
  4. 27.06 ft — January 30, 2013
  5. 26.66 ft — November 11, 2015

Recent crests: 27.83 ft (December 22, 2017) · 31.15 ft (May 10, 2016) · 26.66 ft (November 11, 2015) · 34.37 ft (June 29, 2014) · 27.06 ft (January 30, 2013)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FRST1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.