Cumberland River at Hunters Point

Highest listed crest 53.66 ftFlood stage 52.0 ft5 crests since 1986

The Cumberland River at Hunters Point crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 1991. The highest, 53.66 ft on March 6, 1989, was minor flooding, 1.66 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cumberland River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 53.66 ft; March 6, 1989
Flood stage: 52.0 ft; Major flooding from 60.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: February 19, 1991; 52.51 ft, minor flooding
Location: Wilson County; Near Lebanon (8.2 mi), Hartsville/Trousdale County (8.8 mi), Gallatin (12.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS HNTT1; USGS 03425400

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cumberland River at Hunters Point

Action stage	48.0	3	Feb 4, 1990	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	52.0	2	Feb 19, 1991	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	56.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	60.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1986 to 1991. 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

Highest listed crests, Cumberland River at Hunters Point

1	Mar 6, 1989	53.66	+1.66	Minor	—
2	Feb 19, 1991	52.51	+0.51	Minor	—
3	Feb 4, 1990	49.68	−2.32	Action	—
4	Nov 9, 1986	49.03	−2.97	Action	—
5	Jan 20, 1988	48.83	−3.17	Action	—

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.

March 6, 1989: 53.66 ft here, minor flooding

WilliamsburgKY · Mar 7, 1989 · 23.31 ft · Minor

February 19, 1991: 52.51 ft here, minor flooding

BarbourvilleKY · Feb 20, 1991 · 33.68 ft · Moderate
WilliamsburgKY · Feb 21, 1991 · 30.38 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Cumberland River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Cumberland River

Ashland City	TN	28.0	28.66 ft, Feb 24, 2019	0
Barbourville	KY	27.0	45.91 ft, Apr 6, 1977	15
Baxter	KY	16.0	34.20 ft, Apr 4, 1977	17
Burkesville	KY	46.0	56.60 ft, Feb 28, 2019	0
Carthage	TN	40.0	59.80 ft, Dec 30, 1926	8
Celina	TN	40.0	59.20 ft, Mar 1, 1826	10
Clarksville	TN	46.0	62.58 ft, May 4, 2010	5
Dover	TN	66.0	74.17 ft, May 5, 2010	2
Edenwold	TN	49.0	50.70 ft, Feb 24, 2019	0
Hunters Point this gauge	TN	52.0	53.66 ft, Mar 6, 1989	0
Nashville	TN	40.0	56.20 ft, Jan 1, 1927	22
Omohundro	TN	41.0	44.69 ft, Feb 24, 2019	0
Pineville	KY	1,002.0	1,021.80 ft, Apr 5, 1977	2
Williamsburg	KY	21.0	35.03 ft, Apr 7, 1977	4
Hermitage	TN	48.0	49.11 ft, Feb 24, 2019	0
Penington Bend	TN	47.0	48.83 ft, Feb 24, 2019	0

Wilson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Tennessee

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HNTT1, 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.