About this river
South Harpeth River is an 8.2 mile river near Broken Paddle Outfitters in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, TN (site 03434500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
South Harpeth River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,240 cfs, and lowest in September, at 104 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 55,000 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,030 | 527 to 1,890 | |
| February | 1,210 | 705 to 2,210 | |
| March | 1,240 | 784 to 2,130 | |
| April | 944 | 534 to 1,665 | |
| May | 500 | 288 to 976 | |
| June | 231 | 159 to 401 | |
| July | 173 | 108 to 305 | |
| August | 130 | 82 to 223 | |
| September | 104 | 66 to 186 | |
| October | 110 | 68 to 217 | |
| November | 218 | 117 to 519 | |
| December | 636 | 286 to 1,360 |
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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, TN (site 03434500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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