Cumberland River at Dover
Highest listed crest 74.17 ftFlood stage 66.0 ft8 crests since 1987
The Cumberland River at Dover crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2019. The highest, 74.17 ft on May 5, 2010, was major flooding, 8.17 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Cumberland River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 74.17 ft
- May 5, 2010
- Flood stage
- 66.0 ft
- Major flooding from 72.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 2
- 32nd of 100 gauges in Tennessee
- Most recent flood crest
- March 4, 2019
- 69.33 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 62.0 | 3 | Jan 1, 1991 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 66.0 | 2 | Mar 4, 2019 |
| Moderate flood stage | 70.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 72.0 | 2 | May 4, 2011 |
Every listed crest
8 crests from 1987 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
- Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
Highest crests
| 1 | May 5, 2010 | 74.17 | +8.17 | Major |
| 2 | May 4, 2011 | 73.12 | +7.12 | Major |
| 3 | Mar 4, 2019 | 69.33 | +3.33 | Minor |
| 4 | Feb 16, 1989 | 66.15 | +0.15 | Minor |
| 5 | Jan 1, 1991 | 64.87 | −1.13 | Action |
| 6 | Feb 5, 1990 | 64.28 | −1.72 | Action |
| 7 | Dec 27, 1987 | 62.94 | −3.06 | Action |
| 8 | Mar 1, 1987 | 61.60 | −4.40 | Below flood stage |
The worst floods along the Cumberland River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cumberland River that crested above flood stage within a week.
May 5, 2010: 74.17 ft here, major flooding
- ClarksvilleTN · May 4, 2010 · 62.58 ft · Major · its highest
- NashvilleTN · May 3, 2010 · 52.55 ft · Major
- BurkesvilleKY · May 3, 2010 · 55.76 ft · Moderate
- CarthageTN · May 3, 2010 · 46.10 ft · Moderate
- BarbourvilleKY · May 4, 2010 · 28.84 ft · Minor
- WilliamsburgKY · May 4, 2010 · 23.06 ft · Minor
March 4, 2019: 69.33 ft here, minor flooding
- BurkesvilleKY · Feb 28, 2019 · 56.60 ft · Moderate · its highest
- ClarksvilleTN · Feb 25, 2019 · 51.44 ft · Moderate
- WilliamsburgKY · Feb 25, 2019 · 28.58 ft · Moderate
- BarbourvilleKY · Feb 25, 2019 · 31.46 ft · Minor
February 16, 1989: 66.15 ft here, minor flooding
- ClarksvilleTN · Feb 16, 1989 · 49.40 ft · Minor
- WilliamsburgKY · Feb 22, 1989 · 21.53 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Cumberland River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Ashland City | TN | 28.66 ft, Feb 24, 2019 | 0 |
| Barbourville | KY | 45.91 ft, Apr 6, 1977 | 15 |
| Baxter | KY | 34.20 ft, Apr 4, 1977 | 17 |
| Burkesville | KY | 56.60 ft, Feb 28, 2019 | 0 |
| Carthage | TN | 59.80 ft, Dec 30, 1926 | 8 |
| Celina | TN | 59.20 ft, Mar 1, 1826 | 10 |
| Clarksville | TN | 62.58 ft, May 4, 2010 | 5 |
| Dover this gauge | TN | 74.17 ft, May 5, 2010 | 2 |
| Edenwold | TN | 50.70 ft, Feb 24, 2019 | 0 |
| Hunters Point | TN | 53.66 ft, Mar 6, 1989 | 0 |
| Nashville | TN | 56.20 ft, Jan 1, 1927 | 22 |
| Omohundro | TN | 44.69 ft, Feb 24, 2019 | 0 |
| Pineville | KY | 1,021.80 ft, Apr 5, 1977 | 2 |
| Williamsburg | KY | 35.03 ft, Apr 7, 1977 | 4 |
| Hermitage | TN | 49.11 ft, Feb 24, 2019 | 0 |
| Penington Bend | TN | 48.83 ft, Feb 24, 2019 | 0 |
Stewart County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Tennessee
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DOVT1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.