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Little Harpeth River in Tennessee

Stream12.3 mi

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Around Little Harpeth River

2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Harpeth River is a 12.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Harpeth River at Bellevue, TN (site 03433500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1932 to 2026

Little Harpeth River typically runs highest in March, at a median 720 cfs, and lowest in September, at 35 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 33,000 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Harpeth River at Bellevue, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January642330 to 1,210
February717417 to 1,390
March720451 to 1,280
April509291 to 923
May251125 to 530
June10253 to 215
July6934 to 151
August5123 to 107
September3515 to 90
October3518 to 100
November12041 to 307
December411165 to 922

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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Harpeth River at Bellevue, TN (site 03433500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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