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North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg

Highest listed crest 31.21 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft44 crests since 1937

The North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2025. The highest, 31.21 ft on May 4, 2010, was major flooding, 9.21 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.21 ft
May 4, 2010
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
3
26th of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
29.42 ft, major flooding
Location
Dyer County
Near Dyersburg (1.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS DYET1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg
Action stage14.018Feb 26, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.019Feb 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.53May 5, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.03Apr 8, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg, 1937 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Jan 1, 1937: 30.91 ft, major floodingFeb 4, 1940: 18.40 ft, action stageJan 25, 1941: 12.90 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 1948: 23.56 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1952: 22.82 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1958: 22.85 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1960: 21.00 ft, action stageMar 11, 1963: 22.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 1969: 23.22 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 1970: 23.82 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1971: 25.30 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 1972: 24.15 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1976: 20.26 ft, action stageDec 9, 1977: 19.44 ft, action stageDec 11, 1978: 22.30 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1980: 21.06 ft, action stageJun 9, 1981: 19.72 ft, action stageMay 11, 1984: 22.86 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1985: 15.98 ft, action stageJun 13, 1986: 17.58 ft, action stageDec 30, 1987: 25.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1989: 24.30 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1990: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 1991: 22.90 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1992: 17.93 ft, action stageApr 12, 1993: 17.09 ft, action stageMar 31, 1994: 20.03 ft, action stageMay 28, 1995: 16.98 ft, action stageDec 6, 1996: 18.80 ft, action stageMar 7, 1997: 26.83 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1998: 23.73 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1999: 19.27 ft, action stageMay 11, 2003: 23.28 ft, minor flooding; 11,604 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2007: 18.51 ft, action stageApr 7, 2008: 23.68 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2009: 19.46 ft, action stageMay 4, 2010: 31.21 ft, major floodingMay 5, 2011: 27.34 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2014: 20.07 ft, action stageFeb 26, 2015: 21.49 ft, action stageDec 25, 2017: 22.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2019: 26.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2025: 25.75 ft, minor flooding; 21,172 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2025: 29.42 ft, major flooding; 37,717 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.21 ft, May 4, 2010 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 2 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.
  3. 6 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 15.82 ft on Feb 27, 2000; 26.65 ft on Dec 2, 2001; 22.08 ft on Dec 24, 2002; 21.13 ft on Nov 3, 2004; 18.07 ft on Apr 1, 2005; 16.99 ft on Feb 3, 2006.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, North Fork Forked Deer River at Dyersburg
1May 4, 201031.21+9.21Major—
2Jan 1, 193730.91+8.91Major—
3Apr 8, 202529.42+7.42Major37,717
4May 5, 201127.34+5.34Moderate—
5Mar 7, 199726.83+4.83Moderate—
6Dec 24, 199026.80+4.80Moderate—
7Feb 13, 201926.20+4.20Minor—
8Feb 18, 202525.75+3.75Minor21,172
9Feb 25, 197125.30+3.30Minor—
10Dec 30, 198725.00+3.00Minor—
11Feb 18, 198924.30+2.30Minor—
12Dec 13, 197224.15+2.15Minor—
13Dec 26, 197023.82+1.82Minor—
14May 12, 199823.73+1.73Minor—
15Apr 7, 200823.68+1.68Minor—
16Feb 17, 194823.56+1.56Minor—
17May 11, 200323.28+1.28Minor11,604
18Feb 2, 196923.22+1.22Minor—
19Jan 1, 199122.90+0.90Minor—
20May 11, 198422.86+0.86Minor—
21May 6, 195822.85+0.85Minor—
22Mar 14, 195222.82+0.82Minor—
23Dec 11, 197822.30+0.30Minor—
24Dec 25, 201722.23+0.23Minor—
25Mar 11, 196322.10+0.10Minor—
26Feb 26, 201521.49−0.51Action—
27Mar 26, 198021.06−0.94Action—
28Mar 17, 196021.00−1.00Action—
29Apr 1, 197620.26−1.74Action—
30Feb 10, 201420.07−1.93Action—
31Mar 31, 199420.03−1.97Action—
32Jun 9, 198119.72−2.28Action—
33May 11, 200919.46−2.54Action—
34Dec 9, 197719.44−2.56Action—
35Feb 1, 199919.27−2.73Action—
36Dec 6, 199618.80−3.20Action—
37Jan 17, 200718.51−3.49Action—
38Feb 4, 194018.40−3.60Action—
39Mar 23, 199217.93−4.07Action—
40Jun 13, 198617.58−4.42Action—
41Apr 12, 199317.09−4.91Action—
42May 28, 199516.98−5.02Action—
43Jul 6, 198515.98−6.02Action—
44Jan 25, 194112.90−9.10Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Dyer County

Flood gauges in Dyer County
Bogota22.026.69 ft, Apr 8, 20251
Halls9.016.14 ft, May 4, 20101

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DYET1, 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.