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Hatchie River near Bolivar

Highest listed crest 21.53 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft32 crests since 1948

The Hatchie River near Bolivar crested above flood stage 15 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 21.53 ft on February 15, 1948, was moderate flooding, 3.53 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Hatchie River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.53 ft
February 15, 1948
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
19.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hardeman 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 near Bolivar
Action stage12.017Dec 26, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.08Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.07Feb 25, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hatchie River near Bolivar, 1948 to 2025 15202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Feb 15, 1948: 21.53 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 1974: 20.66 ft, moderate floodingDec 30, 1983: 20.61 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1987: 18.13 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1989: 19.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1990: 18.99 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1991: 20.08 ft, moderate flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1992: 16.20 ft, action stageMay 8, 1993: 15.56 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1994: 17.16 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1995: 16.08 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1996: 15.37 ft, action stage; 8,490 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1997: 18.99 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1999: 17.12 ft, action stageDec 2, 2001: 21.29 ft, moderate floodingJan 26, 2002: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2003: 17.28 ft, action stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2004: 17.99 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2005: 16.27 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2006: 16.39 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2007: 15.60 ft, action stage; 7,990 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 17.07 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2009: 16.79 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2010: 20.46 ft, moderate flooding; 44,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2012: 15.03 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2013: 17.38 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2014: 16.65 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2017: 15.90 ft, action stageFeb 25, 2019: 21.11 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 2021: 18.81 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2025: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 29,155 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.53 ft, Feb 15, 1948 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hatchie River near Bolivar 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Bolivar
1Feb 15, 194821.53+3.53Moderate—
2Dec 2, 200121.29+3.29Moderate—
3Feb 25, 201921.11+3.11Moderate—
4Jan 13, 197420.66+2.66Moderate—
5Dec 30, 198320.61+2.61Moderate—
6May 5, 201020.46+2.46Moderate44,600
7Dec 4, 199120.08+2.08Moderate41,800
8Jan 15, 198919.69+1.69Minor—
9Jan 26, 200219.46+1.46Minor31,600
10Apr 7, 202519.15+1.15Minor29,155
11Apr 28, 201119.11+1.11Minor29,500
12Feb 7, 199018.99+0.99Minor—
13Mar 5, 199718.99+0.99Minor—
14Apr 2, 202118.81+0.81Minor—
15Mar 2, 198718.13+0.13Minor—
16Dec 11, 200417.99−0.01Action19,500
17Jan 16, 201317.38−0.62Action16,100
18Feb 25, 200317.28−0.72Action15,100
19Jan 31, 199417.16−0.84Action17,300
20Mar 17, 199917.12−0.88Action—
21Apr 7, 200817.07−0.93Action14,000
22Sep 29, 200916.79−1.21Action12,600
23Feb 8, 201416.65−1.35Action12,100
24Jan 29, 200616.39−1.61Action10,800
25Apr 10, 200516.27−1.73Action10,300
26Mar 14, 199216.20−1.80Action—
27Mar 11, 199516.08−1.92Action11,400
28Dec 26, 201715.90−2.10Action—
29Jan 10, 200715.60−2.40Action7,990
30May 8, 199315.56−2.44Action10,100
31Apr 28, 199615.37−2.63Action8,490
32Mar 16, 201215.03−2.97Action6,380

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 15, 1948: 21.53 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RialtoTN · Feb 19, 1948 · 22.84 ft · Minor

February 25, 2019: 21.11 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RialtoTN · Feb 28, 2019 · 20.55 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
Bolivar this gaugeTN18.021.53 ft, Feb 15, 19480
RialtoTN20.025.05 ft, Feb 12, 19940

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BVRT1, 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.