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Cumberland Kayak

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Cumberland Kayak is a kayak tour operator in Nashville. They offer kayak tours on the Cumberland River beneath the Nashville skyline, and to Burgess Falls and Fancher Falls. The river trips are suitable for all experience levels.

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Disciplines
Kayaking, Guided Tours

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Around here

Around Cumberland Kayak

Nashville KOA Resort4.8 miTwo Rivers Campground4.9 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

The water at Cumberland Kayak typically runs highest in March, at a median 38,100 cfs, and lowest in October, at 7,820 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 123,000 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Cumberland River at Nashville, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January28,40014,800 to 45,800
February32,20017,500 to 56,700
March38,10022,500 to 53,400
April25,75011,650 to 46,900
May16,2008,350 to 31,500
June11,3007,045 to 18,200
July12,9008,230 to 18,200
August12,2009,270 to 15,400
September9,3557,465 to 13,200
October7,8205,890 to 12,000
November9,4205,495 to 16,350
December30,20014,100 to 39,600

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cumberland River at Nashville, TN (site 03431500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

80Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 59°F, low 45°FRain 1%Wind 9 kt, gusts 16

Streamflow

19,100 cfs

Above normal (88th)

Water level

18.51 ft

Air quality

44 Good

LOCKELAND monitor, 2 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 40 ft. NWS reads 17.95 ft here.

NWS forecast: 18.2 ft by Fri 6 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Davidson County PCD via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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