About this river
West Harpeth River is a 12.0 mile river near Broken Paddle Outfitters in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Harpeth River below Franklin, TN (site 03432400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1988 to 2026
West Harpeth River typically runs highest in March, at a median 325 cfs, and lowest in September, at 26 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 308 | 172 to 537 | |
| February | 312 | 192 to 594 | |
| March | 325 | 210 to 522 | |
| April | 239 | 123 to 418 | |
| May | 145 | 76 to 273 | |
| June | 63 | 38 to 122 | |
| July | 44 | 26 to 86 | |
| August | 30 | 17 to 72 | |
| September | 26 | 15 to 58 | |
| October | 34 | 17 to 81 | |
| November | 74 | 34 to 165 | |
| December | 260 | 128 to 464 |
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 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Harpeth River below Franklin, TN (site 03432400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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