Wolf River at Collierville

Highest listed crest 16.73 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft4 crests since 2014

The Wolf River at Collierville crested above flood stage 4 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2017. The highest, 16.73 ft on March 11, 2016, was moderate flooding, 3.73 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Wolf River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 16.73 ft; March 11, 2016
Flood stage: 13.0 ft; Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 1, 2017; 14.51 ft, minor flooding
Location: Shelby County; Near Collierville (3.5 mi), Germantown (7.5 mi), Arlington (11.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS COTT1; USGS 07030600

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wolf River at Collierville

Action stage	9.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	13.0	3	Sep 1, 2017	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	16.0	1	Mar 11, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	19.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2014 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Wolf River at Collierville

1	Mar 11, 2016	16.73	+3.73	Moderate	—
2	Jun 29, 2014	14.53	+1.53	Minor	—
3	Sep 1, 2017	14.51	+1.51	Minor	—
4	Feb 23, 2015	13.00	0.00	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Wolf River

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

March 11, 2016: 16.73 ft here, moderate flooding

RaleighTN · Mar 13, 2016 · 16.09 ft · Major
GermantownTN · Mar 12, 2016 · 25.12 ft · Moderate
RossvilleTN · Mar 11, 2016 · 14.48 ft · Moderate

September 1, 2017: 14.51 ft here, minor flooding

RaleighTN · Sep 1, 2017 · 11.48 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Wolf River

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

Flood gauges on the Wolf River

Collierville this gauge	TN	13.0	16.73 ft, Mar 11, 2016	0
Germantown	TN	20.5	27.98 ft, Mar 14, 1975	0
Raleigh	TN	7.0	23.72 ft, Jan 20, 1935	21
Rossville	TN	13.0	14.57 ft, Nov 30, 2001	0

Other gauges in Shelby County

Flood gauges in Shelby County

Millington	34.0	46.23 ft, May 5, 2010	2
Arlington	20.0	25.44 ft, May 2, 2010	3
Brunswick	23.0	28.67 ft, May 2, 2010	2
Frayser	28.0	39.25 ft, May 10, 2011	1
Memphis	34.0	48.70 ft, Feb 10, 1937	2
Farrisview Boulevard	31.0	34.37 ft, Jun 29, 2014	0
Winchester Rd	23.0	27.96 ft, Jun 7, 2019	0
Germantown	20.5	27.98 ft, Mar 14, 1975	0
Raleigh	7.0	23.72 ft, Jan 20, 1935	21

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COTT1, 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.