About this river
Cumberland River is a 28.3 mile river near Cumberland Kayak in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cumberland River at Nashville, TN (site 03431500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2007 to 2026
Cumberland River 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.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28,400 | 14,800 to 45,800 | |
| February | 32,200 | 17,500 to 56,700 | |
| March | 38,100 | 22,500 to 53,400 | |
| April | 25,750 | 11,650 to 46,900 | |
| May | 16,200 | 8,350 to 31,500 | |
| June | 11,300 | 7,045 to 18,200 | |
| July | 12,900 | 8,230 to 18,200 | |
| August | 12,200 | 9,270 to 15,400 | |
| September | 9,355 | 7,465 to 13,200 | |
| October | 7,820 | 5,890 to 12,000 | |
| November | 9,420 | 5,495 to 16,350 | |
| December | 30,200 | 14,100 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.
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