CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A Flood Warning has been issued for the Cumberland River at Clarksville, and flood waters are expected to reach Riverside Drive this afternoon.
There’s also a Flood Warning for the Red River at Port Royal. Both warnings are in effect until Tuesday evening.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding back water at the dams in the Cumberland River Basin to prevent flooding farther downstream in Nashville and Clarksville. The only dam between Nashville and Clarksville is Cheatham Dam, just upstream from Clarksville, but it does not have a flood storage system and must release the water that runs into it.
Cumberland River
The Cumberland in Clarksville was at 49.55 feet and rising at 7 a.m. Sunday. Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is about to begin, according to the National Weather Service…