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Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah

Highest listed crest 7.76 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft8 crests since 2020

The Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah crested above flood stage 3 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2024. The highest, 7.76 ft on April 13, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.76 ft
April 13, 2020
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 23, 2022
7.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hamilton County
Near Collegedale (1.2 mi), East Ridge (10.2 mi), Chattanooga (10.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS WFCT1
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, Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah
Action stage6.05Jan 9, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Feb 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2020 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah, 2020 to 2024 6810121416ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Feb 6, 2020: 6.80 ft, action stageApr 13, 2020: 7.76 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2020: 6.90 ft, action stageMay 19, 2020: 6.92 ft, action stageMar 17, 2021: 7.76 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2021: 6.81 ft, action stageFeb 23, 2022: 7.32 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 6.58 ft, action stage Highest, 7.76 ft, Apr 13, 2020 202020252030
  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, Wolftever Creek near Ooltewah
1Apr 13, 20207.76+0.76Minor—
2Mar 17, 20217.76+0.76Minor—
3Feb 23, 20227.32+0.32Minor—
4May 19, 20206.92−0.08Action—
5May 5, 20206.90−0.10Action—
6Mar 31, 20216.81−0.19Action—
7Feb 6, 20206.80−0.20Action—
8Jan 9, 20246.58−0.42Action—

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Red Bank6.58.11 ft, Feb 23, 20220
Mile Straight15.019.83 ft, Apr 13, 20200
Chickamauga18.029.29 ft, May 8, 20036
Chattanooga651.1678.90 ft, Mar 11, 18674

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WFCT1, 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.