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Hatchie River at Rialto

Highest listed crest 25.05 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft32 crests since 1937

The Hatchie River at Rialto crested above flood stage 10 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2025. The highest, 25.05 ft on February 12, 1994, was moderate flooding, 5.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.05 ft
February 12, 1994
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
10 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
21.90 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lauderdale County
Tennessee

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hatchie River at Rialto
Action stage12.022Dec 26, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.09Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.01Feb 12, 1994Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1937 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hatchie River at Rialto, 1937 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jan 22, 1937: 23.54 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1946: 22.94 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1948: 22.84 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1973: 19.53 ft, action stageDec 5, 1977: 18.99 ft, action stageMay 14, 1978: 18.08 ft, action stageDec 2, 1979: 18.06 ft, action stageMar 24, 1980: 20.80 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1983: 19.65 ft, action stageMay 6, 1984: 18.15 ft, action stageDec 27, 1987: 20.77 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1989: 18.92 ft, action stageMar 10, 1990: 18.70 ft, action stageDec 10, 1991: 19.50 ft, action stageFeb 12, 1994: 25.05 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1997: 19.90 ft, action stage; 39,400 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1998: 17.18 ft, action stageJan 31, 1999: 17.05 ft, action stageApr 15, 2000: 14.66 ft, action stageMar 20, 2002: 20.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2003: 18.36 ft, action stageDec 15, 2004: 17.46 ft, action stageApr 12, 2005: 18.62 ft, action stageFeb 1, 2006: 16.43 ft, action stageJan 17, 2007: 15.21 ft, action stageApr 13, 2008: 16.99 ft, action stageOct 4, 2009: 15.74 ft, action stageMay 2, 2010: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 50,349 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2014: 15.60 ft, action stage; 14,237 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2017: 15.11 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2019: 20.55 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 54,546 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.05 ft, Feb 12, 1994 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hatchie River at Rialto 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Hatchie River at Rialto
1Feb 12, 199425.05+5.05Moderate—
2Jan 22, 193723.54+3.54Minor—
3Jan 13, 194622.94+2.94Minor—
4Feb 19, 194822.84+2.84Minor—
5Apr 6, 202521.90+1.90Minor54,546
6May 2, 201021.60+1.60Minor50,349
7Mar 24, 198020.80+0.80Minor—
8Dec 27, 198720.77+0.77Minor—
9Feb 28, 201920.55+0.55Minor—
10Mar 20, 200220.23+0.23Minor—
11Mar 5, 199719.90−0.10Action39,400
12Jan 2, 198319.65−0.35Action—
13Mar 21, 197319.53−0.47Action—
14Dec 10, 199119.50−0.50Action—
15Dec 5, 197718.99−1.01Action—
16Jan 19, 198918.92−1.08Action—
17Mar 10, 199018.70−1.30Action—
18Apr 12, 200518.62−1.38Action—
19Feb 17, 200318.36−1.64Action—
20May 6, 198418.15−1.85Action—
21May 14, 197818.08−1.92Action—
22Dec 2, 197918.06−1.94Action—
23Dec 15, 200417.46−2.54Action—
24Mar 10, 199817.18−2.82Action—
25Jan 31, 199917.05−2.95Action—
26Apr 13, 200816.99−3.01Action—
27Feb 1, 200616.43−3.57Action—
28Oct 4, 200915.74−4.26Action—
29Feb 13, 201415.60−4.40Action14,237
30Jan 17, 200715.21−4.79Action—
31Dec 26, 201715.11−4.89Action—
32Apr 15, 200014.66−5.34Action—

The worst floods along the Hatchie River

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

February 19, 1948: 22.84 ft here, minor flooding

  • BolivarTN · Feb 15, 1948 · 21.53 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 6, 2025: 21.90 ft here, minor flooding

  • BolivarTN · Apr 7, 2025 · 19.15 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Hatchie River

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

Flood gauges on the Hatchie River
BolivarTN18.021.53 ft, Feb 15, 19480
Rialto this gaugeTN20.025.05 ft, Feb 12, 19940

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RLTT1, 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.