1. The Cumberland River has risen above 50 feet.

2. The General Jackson Showboat floats in the Cumberland River as the Opry Mills shopping complex stands in floodwaters from the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, May 20

3. A Nashville Fire Department boat patrols the Cumberland River Tuesday, May 20 in Nashville, Tennessee.

4. Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland River, was more defensible than Henry, and Navy assaults on the fort were ineffective.

5. Houses are surrounded by water from Cumberland river after heavy rains from the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee May 20

6. A river rising in central Tennessee and flowing about 232 km (44 mi) west then north to the Cumberland River.

7. The Cumberland River and other waterways rose faster than most people could imagine, trapping even a local pastor Sunday morning.