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Wolf River in Tennessee

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EZ Daze RV Park21.2 mi10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Wolf River is a 62.1 mile river near Midsouth floats in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wolf River at Rossville, TN (site 07030500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Wolf River typically runs highest in February, at a median 638 cfs, and lowest in September, at 209 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,000 cfs, in 1935.

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Typical flow by month at Wolf River at Rossville, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January518354 to 1,000
February638395 to 1,250
March621427 to 1,210
April536354 to 1,005
May370247 to 588
June282209 to 427
July234182 to 333
August215175 to 283
September209170 to 277
October216181 to 286
November297233 to 422
December421292 to 803

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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wolf River at Rossville, TN (site 07030500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wolf River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Herb Parsons LakeWolf River - Herb Parsons LakePublic
  • Mud Island MarinaMississippi RiverRestricted

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