About this river
Cumberland River is a 27.6 mile river near Broken Paddle Outfitters in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cumberland River at Ashland City, TN (site 03431790). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2013 to 2023
Cumberland River typically runs highest in February, at a median 44,900 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8,250 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 116,000 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35,900 | 20,900 to 55,500 | |
| February | 44,900 | 22,250 to 66,200 | |
| March | 42,600 | 25,300 to 57,300 | |
| April | 31,400 | 14,200 to 49,200 | |
| May | 16,900 | 10,400 to 30,700 | |
| June | 10,900 | 7,430 to 15,900 | |
| July | 14,200 | 11,100 to 23,800 | |
| August | 13,500 | 10,800 to 16,900 | |
| September | 9,440 | 7,585 to 13,300 | |
| October | 8,250 | 5,760 to 17,700 | |
| November | 12,300 | 6,585 to 23,450 | |
| December | 35,500 | 18,000 to 43,100 |
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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cumberland River at Ashland City, TN (site 03431790). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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