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Obion River near Bogota

Highest listed crest 26.69 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft41 crests since 1945

The Obion River near Bogota crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 41 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2025. The highest, 26.69 ft on April 8, 2025, was major flooding, 4.69 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Obion River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.69 ft
April 8, 2025; 72,212 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.5 ft
Crests at major
1
40th of 100 gauges in Tennessee
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
26.69 ft, major flooding
Location
Dyer County
Near Dyersburg (6.8 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BOGT1
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, Obion River near Bogota
Action stage18.04Mar 3, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.024Feb 16, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.07Feb 20, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.51Apr 8, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

41 crests from 1945 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Obion River near Bogota, 1945 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 26.5 ft Jun 13, 1945: 23.20 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1951: 24.30 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1952: 23.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1956: 24.00 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 1957: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1962: 23.50 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1964: 23.00 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 1972: 23.00 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1973: 23.30 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1974: 23.00 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1975: 23.60 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1979: 23.57 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1983: 24.60 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1984: 23.09 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1989: 25.45 ft, moderate floodingJan 20, 1990: 22.50 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 1990: 25.69 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 1991: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1997: 25.40 ft, moderate flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1999: 19.40 ft, action stageDec 5, 2001: 24.69 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2001: 23.99 ft, minor flooding; 31,699 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2002: 20.88 ft, action stageFeb 26, 2003: 22.73 ft, minor flooding; 21,397 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 22.53 ft, minor flooding; 20,857 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2003: 22.10 ft, minor flooding; 19,695 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2004: 17.18 ft, below flood stageApr 2, 2005: 17.47 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2006: 13.86 ft, below flood stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2007: 18.87 ft, action stageApr 9, 2008: 23.22 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2009: 22.71 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2010: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 34,880 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2011: 25.47 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 2014: 17.62 ft, below flood stageMar 3, 2015: 21.40 ft, action stageMar 16, 2016: 25.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 2017: 16.55 ft, below flood stageFeb 16, 2019: 24.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 2025: 25.84 ft, moderate flooding; 57,167 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2025: 26.69 ft, major flooding; 72,212 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.69 ft, Apr 8, 2025 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Obion River near Bogota 1940s: 1 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 4 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 31.20 ft on Feb 4, 1937.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Obion River near Bogota
1Apr 8, 202526.69+4.69Major72,212
2Feb 20, 202525.84+3.84Moderate57,167
3Dec 25, 199025.69+3.69Moderate—
4May 6, 201125.47+3.47Moderate—
5Feb 19, 198925.45+3.45Moderate—
6Nov 22, 195725.40+3.40Moderate—
7Mar 6, 199725.40+3.40Moderate50,000
8Mar 16, 201625.19+3.19Moderate—
9Feb 16, 201924.86+2.86Minor—
10Dec 5, 200124.69+2.69Minor38,000
11May 23, 198324.60+2.60Minor—
12Jan 19, 195124.30+2.30Minor—
13May 8, 201024.30+2.30Minor34,880
14Feb 22, 195624.00+2.00Minor—
15Dec 21, 200123.99+1.99Minor31,699
16Mar 16, 197523.60+1.60Minor—
17Apr 7, 197923.57+1.57Minor—
18Mar 3, 196223.50+1.50Minor—
19Apr 26, 197323.30+1.30Minor—
20Jan 1, 199123.30+1.30Minor—
21Apr 9, 200823.22+1.22Minor—
22Jun 13, 194523.20+1.20Minor—
23Mar 25, 195223.10+1.10Minor—
24May 12, 198423.09+1.09Minor—
25Mar 13, 196423.00+1.00Minor—
26Dec 14, 197223.00+1.00Minor—
27Jan 15, 197423.00+1.00Minor—
28Feb 26, 200322.73+0.73Minor21,397
29May 11, 200922.71+0.71Minor—
30May 13, 200322.53+0.53Minor20,857
31Jan 20, 199022.50+0.50Minor—
32May 20, 200322.10+0.10Minor19,695
33Mar 3, 201521.40−0.60Action—
34May 23, 200220.88−1.12Action—
35Jan 29, 199919.40−2.60Action—
36Jan 19, 200718.87−3.13Action—
37Feb 11, 201417.62−4.38Below flood stage—
38Apr 2, 200517.47−4.53Below flood stage—
39Apr 29, 200417.18−4.82Below flood stage—
40May 3, 201716.55−5.45Below flood stage—
41Mar 13, 200613.86−8.14Below flood stage9,000

The worst floods along the Obion River

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

April 8, 2025: 26.69 ft here, major flooding

  • ObionTN · Apr 8, 2025 · 40.75 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • MartinTN · Apr 6, 2025 · 22.76 ft · Moderate

February 20, 2025: 25.84 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ObionTN · Feb 19, 2025 · 39.84 ft · Moderate
  • MartinTN · Feb 16, 2025 · 22.26 ft · Moderate

December 25, 1990: 25.69 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ObionTN · Dec 24, 1990 · 38.99 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Obion River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Obion River
Bogota this gaugeTN22.026.69 ft, Apr 8, 20251
MartinTN20.023.05 ft, Nov 19, 19571
ObionTN34.040.75 ft, Apr 8, 20250

Other gauges in Dyer County

Flood gauges in Dyer County
Dyersburg22.031.21 ft, May 4, 20103
Halls9.016.14 ft, May 4, 20101

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOGT1, 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.