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Harpeth River near Kingston Springs

Highest listed crest 46.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft88 crests since 1902

The Harpeth River near Kingston Springs crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 88 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1902 to 2019. The highest, 46.00 ft on May 2, 2010, was major flooding, 26.00 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Harpeth River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
46.00 ft
May 2, 2010; 72,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
2
32nd of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
February 24, 2019
25.86 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Cheatham County
Near Fairview (9.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Harpeth River near Kingston Springs
Action stage18.010Feb 3, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.029Feb 22, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.022Feb 24, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.02May 2, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

88 crests from 1902 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, 1902 to 2019 01020304050ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Mar 1, 1902: 29.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1927: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 3, 1932: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingJan 20, 1935: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1936: 17.80 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1937: 24.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1938: 15.98 ft, below flood stage; 13,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1939: 17.93 ft, below flood stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1940: 19.10 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1941: 8.30 ft, below flood stage; 4,880 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1942: 11.90 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1943: 20.22 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1944: 18.10 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1945: 27.01 ft, moderate flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1946: 32.20 ft, major flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1947: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 29.00 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1949: 23.58 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1950: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1951: 17.27 ft, below flood stage; 14,900 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1951: 24.36 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 16.33 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1954: 19.46 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1955: 27.99 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1956: 23.24 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1957: 25.69 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1957: 20.36 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1959: 13.18 ft, below flood stage; 9,430 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1960: 16.57 ft, below flood stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1961: 14.88 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1962: 29.51 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1963: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 15.98 ft, below flood stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1965: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 7,370 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1968: 11.63 ft, below flood stage; 7,880 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1968: 16.91 ft, below flood stage; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1970: 19.39 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 16.89 ft, below flood stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1972: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1973: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1974: 25.46 ft, moderate flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1975: 28.75 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1975: 18.98 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1977: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 17.60 ft, below flood stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1979: 28.13 ft, moderate flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 23.34 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1981: 12.27 ft, below flood stage; 9,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1982: 18.86 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 27.12 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 26.09 ft, moderate flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1984: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 9,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1986: 12.96 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 22.29 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1987: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1989: 28.84 ft, moderate flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1990: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1991: 24.37 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1991: 26.15 ft, moderate flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1992: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1993: 17.01 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1996: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 8,430 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 25.91 ft, moderate flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1998: 26.59 ft, moderate flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 24.42 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 18.07 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2001: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2002: 25.10 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2003: 26.04 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2004: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2004: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2006: 17.82 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2006: 10.51 ft, below flood stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 18.89 ft, action stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2009: 17.16 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2010: 46.00 ft, major flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 18.99 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2012: 15.97 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2013: 23.99 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2014: 25.89 ft, moderate flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2015: 20.47 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2016: 19.81 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2017: 27.10 ft, moderate flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2019: 25.86 ft, moderate flooding; 33,186 cubic feet per second Highest, 46.00 ft, May 2, 2010 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Harpeth River near Kingston Springs 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 6 1950s: 6 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 5 2010s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. 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.
  2. 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

The 50 highest of 88 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Harpeth River near Kingston Springs
1May 2, 201046.00+26.00Major72,000
2Jan 7, 194632.20+12.20Major60,000
3Feb 27, 196229.51+9.51Moderate47,800
4Mar 1, 190229.20+9.20Moderate—
5Feb 14, 194829.00+9.00Moderate47,000
6Feb 14, 198928.84+8.84Moderate40,900
7Mar 13, 197528.75+8.75Moderate44,500
8May 4, 197928.13+8.13Moderate42,400
9Mar 22, 195527.99+7.99Moderate41,500
10May 19, 198327.12+7.12Moderate38,200
11Sep 1, 201727.10+7.10Moderate37,400
12Jan 1, 194527.01+7.01Moderate39,900
13Jun 5, 199826.59+6.59Moderate32,800
14Dec 3, 199126.15+6.15Moderate31,300
15May 7, 198426.09+6.09Moderate34,500
16Feb 16, 200326.04+6.04Moderate31,000
17Mar 3, 199725.91+5.91Moderate30,500
18Apr 29, 201425.89+5.89Moderate33,300
19Feb 24, 201925.86+5.86Moderate33,186
20Jan 29, 195725.69+5.69Moderate33,000
21Jan 11, 197425.46+5.46Moderate32,200
22Feb 3, 193225.30+5.30Moderate—
23Mar 18, 200225.10+5.10Moderate28,900
24Mar 13, 192725.00+5.00Moderate—
25Jan 23, 199924.42+4.42Minor26,200
26Jan 20, 193724.40+4.40Minor31,600
27May 27, 199124.37+4.37Minor26,100
28Dec 15, 195124.36+4.36Minor31,500
29Feb 9, 195024.30+4.30Minor31,300
30Jan 14, 201323.99+3.99Minor29,100
31Feb 4, 199023.80+3.80Minor24,700
32Jun 15, 194923.58+3.58Minor29,000
33Feb 5, 200423.54+3.54Minor24,100
34Mar 4, 197723.47+3.47Minor26,600
35Mar 21, 198023.34+3.34Minor26,000
36Feb 18, 195623.24+3.24Minor25,600
37Feb 17, 200123.07+3.07Minor23,000
38Jan 20, 193523.04+3.04Minor27,100
39Feb 28, 198722.29+2.29Minor23,500
40Mar 17, 197322.14+2.14Minor22,700
41Mar 7, 196722.06+2.06Minor22,500
42Mar 28, 199422.06+2.06Minor20,900
43Mar 29, 196521.86+1.86Minor22,000
44Jan 15, 194721.72+1.72Minor23,300
45Mar 17, 196321.72+1.72Minor21,700
46Mar 10, 199220.90+0.90Minor18,700
47Jul 28, 197220.82+0.82Minor20,200
48Dec 25, 198720.64+0.64Minor20,100
49Mar 8, 199520.60+0.60Minor18,300
50Feb 22, 201520.47+0.47Minor19,500

The worst floods along the Harpeth River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Harpeth River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 2, 2010: 46.00 ft here, major flooding

  • BellevueTN · May 2, 2010 · 33.23 ft · Major · its highest
  • FranklinTN · May 2, 2010 · 35.32 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • FranklinTN · May 2, 2010 · 32.31 ft · Moderate · its highest

February 27, 1962: 29.51 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BellevueTN · Feb 27, 1962 · 20.98 ft · Minor

February 14, 1948: 29.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • FranklinTN · Feb 13, 1948 · 35.20 ft · Moderate
  • BellevueTN · Feb 13, 1948 · 24.34 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Harpeth River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Harpeth River
FranklinTN30.035.32 ft, May 2, 20100
FranklinTN27.032.31 ft, May 2, 20100
BellevueTN20.033.23 ft, May 2, 20101
Kingston Springs this gaugeTN20.046.00 ft, May 2, 20102

Other gauges in Cheatham County

Flood gauges in Cheatham County
Ashland City28.028.66 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Ashland City14.018.28 ft, May 2, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KINT1, 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.