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Mill Creek at Woodbine

Highest listed crest 21.77 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft52 crests since 1965

The Mill Creek at Woodbine crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 52 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2017. The highest, 21.77 ft on May 1, 2010, was major flooding, 7.77 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Mill Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.77 ft
May 1, 2010; 29,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
April 28, 2013
14.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Davidson County
Near Nashville (5.2 mi), Brentwood (9.0 mi), La Vergne (11.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mill Creek at Woodbine
Action stage12.015Apr 22, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.017Apr 28, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.01May 4, 1979Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.01May 1, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

52 crests from 1965 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mill Creek at Woodbine, 1965 to 2017 510152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Mar 26, 1965: 12.90 ft, action stage; 8,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1965: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1966: 12.33 ft, action stage; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1968: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1968: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 5,350 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1970: 13.75 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1970: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1972: 8.90 ft, below flood stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1972: 13.30 ft, action stage; 9,080 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1974: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1975: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1975: 14.19 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1977: 13.09 ft, action stage; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 12.21 ft, action stage; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1979: 20.63 ft, moderate flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1980: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 10.56 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1982: 11.38 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1984: 10.52 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1985: 10.90 ft, below flood stage; 5,780 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1986: 12.78 ft, action stage; 8,290 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1987: 13.68 ft, action stage; 9,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1989: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1990: 13.00 ft, action stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1990: 11.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,640 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1991: 14.99 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1994: 13.07 ft, action stage; 8,710 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 12.75 ft, action stage; 8,250 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1995: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1998: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2000: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2001: 13.00 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2002: 12.00 ft, action stage; 7,170 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2003: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2004: 15.51 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2004: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2006: 12.35 ft, action stage; 7,730 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2006: 7.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2008: 10.91 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2009: 10.74 ft, below flood stage; 5,760 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2010: 21.77 ft, major flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 10.79 ft, below flood stage; 5,810 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2012: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 14.02 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2014: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 6,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2015: 11.14 ft, below flood stage; 5,730 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2015: 10.32 ft, below flood stage; 4,830 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2017: 13.66 ft, action stage; 7,020 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.77 ft, May 1, 2010 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mill Creek at Woodbine 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 4 2010s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 52 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mill Creek at Woodbine
1May 1, 201021.77+7.77Major29,900
2May 4, 197920.63+6.63Moderate26,200
3Feb 14, 198916.88+2.88Minor16,000
4May 5, 200316.15+2.15Minor14,400
5Mar 12, 197515.76+1.76Minor13,600
6Jun 4, 199815.76+1.76Minor13,500
7May 7, 198415.70+1.70Minor13,400
8May 25, 200015.66+1.66Minor13,300
9Feb 5, 200415.51+1.51Minor13,000
10Oct 5, 199515.50+1.50Minor13,000
11May 19, 198315.32+1.32Minor12,700
12Mar 3, 199715.16+1.16Minor12,300
13Dec 3, 199114.99+0.99Minor12,000
14Jan 10, 197414.83+0.83Minor11,700
15Jan 23, 199914.55+0.55Minor11,200
16Oct 19, 200414.41+0.41Minor11,000
17Mar 28, 198014.27+0.27Minor10,700
18Oct 17, 197514.19+0.19Minor10,500
19Apr 28, 201314.02+0.02Minor10,300
20Jun 21, 197013.75−0.25Action10,500
21Dec 25, 198713.68−0.32Action9,690
22Apr 22, 201713.66−0.34Action7,020
23Dec 10, 197213.30−0.70Action9,080
24Mar 12, 197713.09−0.91Action8,800
25Mar 27, 199413.07−0.93Action8,710
26Feb 3, 199013.00−1.00Action8,600
27Feb 16, 200113.00−1.00Action8,620
28Mar 26, 196512.90−1.10Action8,500
29Nov 26, 198612.78−1.22Action8,290
30Mar 8, 199512.75−1.25Action8,250
31Jan 23, 200612.35−1.65Action7,730
32Dec 28, 196612.33−1.67Action7,700
33Mar 14, 197812.21−1.79Action7,490
34Mar 17, 200212.00−2.00Action7,170
35Dec 22, 199011.60−2.40Below flood stage6,640
36Feb 9, 198211.38−2.62Below flood stage6,360
37Feb 5, 201411.37−2.63Below flood stage6,040
38Feb 21, 201511.14−2.86Below flood stage5,730
39Apr 4, 200810.91−3.09Below flood stage5,940
40Nov 27, 198510.90−3.10Below flood stage5,780
41Apr 27, 201110.79−3.21Below flood stage5,810
42Sep 26, 200910.74−3.26Below flood stage5,760
43Jun 6, 198110.56−3.44Below flood stage5,370
44Nov 28, 198410.52−3.48Below flood stage5,320
45Nov 28, 196810.50−3.50Below flood stage5,350
46Dec 25, 201510.32−3.68Below flood stage4,830
47Dec 21, 19709.90−4.10Below flood stage4,700
48Mar 12, 19689.70−4.30Below flood stage4,450
49Jul 20, 20129.41−4.59Below flood stage4,400
50Jul 28, 19728.90−5.10Below flood stage3,600

The worst floods along the Mill Creek

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

May 1, 2010: 21.77 ft here, major flooding

  • AntiochTN · May 1, 2010 · 26.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • NolensvilleTN · May 1, 2010 · 22.56 ft · Major · its highest

May 4, 1979: 20.63 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AntiochTN · May 4, 1979 · 23.78 ft · Major

February 14, 1989: 16.88 ft here, minor flooding

  • AntiochTN · Feb 14, 1989 · 14.34 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Mill Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Mill Creek
NolensvilleTN13.022.56 ft, May 1, 20101
AntiochTN14.026.10 ft, May 1, 20102
Woodbine this gaugeTN14.021.77 ft, May 1, 20101

Other gauges in Davidson County

Flood gauges in Davidson County
Glendale Lane9.09.77 ft, Aug 31, 20170
State Fairgrounds in Nashville8.013.44 ft, May 2, 20100
Edenwold49.050.70 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Nashville40.056.20 ft, Jan 1, 192722
Omohundro41.044.69 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Hermitage48.049.11 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Penington Bend47.048.83 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Edenwold12.013.87 ft, May 2, 20100
Bellevue20.033.23 ft, May 2, 20101
Antioch14.026.10 ft, May 1, 20102
Nolensville13.022.56 ft, May 1, 20101
Charlotte Avenue in Nashville15.019.99 ft, May 2, 20101
Belle Meade7.010.17 ft, Feb 24, 20190
Blackman Road9.09.72 ft, Aug 31, 20170
Bordeaux18.025.82 ft, May 2, 20101
Whites Creek14.015.05 ft, Sep 1, 20170

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WBNT1, 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.