Wolf River at Rossville, TN
River level and flood forecast · Fayette County
The river is 11.4 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.6 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 205 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 | 15.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (November 30, 2001) | 14.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftEvacuations will be necessary for residential areas in Rossville near the Wolf River in southwest Fayette County and southeast Shelby County. Numerous roads in this area will be impassable.
- 15 ftHighways 196 and 205 and Houston Levee Road are flooded. Numerous homes near the Wolf River will be flooded, especially north of Collierville. Flood water will back up into low-lying areas of Rossville.
- 14 ftFlood water begins to flow over Highways 196 and 205 and Houston Levee Road near the Wolf River. Morrison Creek at Rossville will begin to backwater flood around the businesses near the railroad tracks. Collierville-Arlington road is flooding or flooded near the Wolf River Bridge. Residential areas near the river in southeast Shelby County will begin to flood.
- 13 ftSmall creeks that flow into the Wolf River will begin to back up. Flooding will begin near the Wolf River north of Piperton and north of Collierville.
- 12.6 ftFayette County Highway 194 begins to flood.
- 11 ftFlooding begins in lowland areas near the Wolf River.
Highest crests on record
- 14.57 ft — November 30, 2001
- 14.48 ft — March 11, 2016
- 14.46 ft — April 28, 2011
- 14.23 ft — May 3, 2010
- 14.23 ft — April 7, 2025
Recent crests: 14.23 ft (April 7, 2025) · 14.09 ft (February 24, 2019) · 12.91 ft (September 2, 2017) · 14.48 ft (March 11, 2016) · 11.73 ft (February 23, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROST1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.