River Conditions
Illustrated map of Douglas Lake

River stage

Collierville, Wolf River

River level
3.05 ft
Status
Below flood stage
7-day change
-0.08 ft
Recent high
7.27 ft
Recent low
2.95 ft

Last reported 2026-10-13 | NWS COTT1

30-day change
-0.10 ft
Average
3.42 ft
Readings
122
Data span
122 days
Record crest
16.73 ft

In brief

The Wolf River at Collierville, TN read 3.05 ft on Oct 13, 2026, 5.95 ft below action stage. That is 0.10 ft lower than 30 days earlier.

Source: National Weather Service gauge COTT1

River level timeline

2.62.93.23.63.9SEP 13SEP 18SEP 23SEP 28OCT 03OCT 08OCT 13HIGH 3.50LOW 2.983.05 ftLAST READING

Stage threshold profile

Action stage 9.00 ftMinor flooding 13.00 ftModerate flooding 16.00 ftMajor flooding 19.00 ft CURRENT 3.05 ft

Highest crests on record

RankCrestDate
1 16.73 ft 2016-03-11
2 14.53 ft 2014-06-29

Flood crests recorded at this gauge by the National Weather Service.

What happens at each level

  1. 10.00 ft

    Water is backing into small streams that flow into the Wolf River, and old stream beds in the swampy bottom are beginning to fill with water again.

  2. 12.00 ft

    The Wolf begins to go over its banks.

  3. 14.00 ft

    Campus of school east of Houston Levee Road begins to flood. Northwest part of Johnson Park is flooding.

  4. 16.00 ft

    Much of the Collierville Greenbelt is flooded.

  5. 17.00 ft

    Four to six inches of water is flowing over the Collierville-Arlington Road just north of Shelton Road East. At Johnson Park, baseball fields are flooding, and the road to the soccer fields is closed. There is extensive flooding of the school east of Houston Levee Road.

  6. 18.00 ft

    Up to one and half feet of water is rushing over Collierville-Arlington Road just north of Shelton Road East.

  7. 19.00 ft

    Collierville-Arlington Road is under over 2 feet of water south of the bridge. The south end of the parking lot of the church just north of the river at Houston Levee Road is flooded. The parking lot of the school east of Houston Levee Road begins to flood.

  8. 20.00 ft

    Collierville-Arlington Road is under 3 feet of water south of the bridge. Road to school buildings east of Houston Levee Road is flooded.

  9. 21.00 ft

    Collierville-Arlington Road is under 4 feet of water south of the bridge. Most houses east of Collierville-Arlington Road between the east end of Shelton Road and Arlington Hall Drive are flooded. Houses northeast of Alexandria Drive by the interstate highway are flooded. Many houses on the north end of Aston Court Subdivision between Jennifer Lane and Johnash Court are flooded. Johnson Park is all flooded.

Written by the local National Weather Service forecast office for this exact gauge.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Wolf River flooding at Collierville?

No. The Wolf River at Collierville is at 3.05 ft, 5.95 ft below action stage.

What is the flood stage at Collierville?

The National Weather Service sets action stage 9 ft, minor flooding 13 ft, moderate flooding 16 ft and major flooding 19 ft.

What is the highest the Wolf River has been at Collierville?

The highest crest on record is 16.73 ft, on 2016-03-11.

Is the Wolf River high or low right now at Collierville?

At 3.05 ft it is higher than 34% of readings over the last 122 days.

Stage and flood information from the NOAA National Weather Service (gauge COTT1); daily history from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 07030600). Last reading 2026-10-13. For flood safety decisions always follow official National Weather Service warnings.