IsItFlooding

Kentucky river levels

257 active gauges · data refreshed 6 min ago

59 gauges with a water-level reading and an official flood stage; 0 at action level below flood stage. 57 gauges without a usable water-level reading; 141 with a reading but no published minor flood stage.

This summary uses the latest available readings, which may be delayed. Check each gauge’s observation time below. Below-stage readings do not rule out flooding elsewhere, including streets and unmonitored waterways.

Rivers: Green River · Kentucky River · Ohio River · Cumberland River · Licking River · Floyds Fork · Rolling Fork · Levisa Fork · Elkhorn Creek · Fourmile Creek · North Fork Kentucky River · Middle Fork Kentucky River · Goose Creek · North Elkhorn Creek · Salt River · Red River · East Hickman Creek · South Fork Beargrass Creek · Cedar Creek · Rough River · South Fork Little River · Russell Fork · Johns Creek · Little Sandy River · Tygarts Creek · Kinniconick Creek · Rock Lick Creek · North Fork Licking River · South Fork Licking River · West Hickman Creek · Dix River · South Elkhorn Creek · Eagle Creek · Harrods Creek · Mill Creek · Chenoweth Run · Beech Fork · Pond Creek · Nolin River · Beaverdam Creek · Beaver Creek · Barren River · Tradewater River · Martins Fork · South Fork Cumberland River · Clarks River · Bayou Creek

Towns: Louisville · Lexington · Shepherdsville · Mt Washington · West Point · Alexandria · Crystal · Georgetown · Farmers · Brownsville · Danville · Paducah · Hopkinsville · Paris · Hyden · Campbellsville · Smith · Calhoun · Middlesboro · Yamacraw · Rowena · Frankfort · Greenup · Tannery · Corbin

GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Barren River at Bowling Green, KYNo flooding4.11 ft297 cfs
Big Sandy River at Louisa, KYNo flooding4.63 ft—
Blaine Creek near Blaine, KYNo flooding2.52 ft—
Chenoweth Run at Gelhaus Lane near Fern Creek, KYNo flooding2.93 ft8 cfs
Cumberland River at Pine St Br at Pineville, KYNo flooding6.52 ft183 cfs
Cumberland River at Barbourville, KYNo flooding1.40 ft—
Cumberland River at Burkesville, KYNo flooding30.61 ft7,640 cfs
Cumberland River at Williamsburg, KYNo flooding2.91 ft263 cfs
Drakes Creek near Alvaton, KYNo flooding4.12 ft46 cfs
Eagle Creek at Glencoe, KYNo flooding1.52 ft1 cfs
Elijahs Creek @ Elijahs Creek Rd near Hebron, KYNo flooding1.55 ft4 cfs
Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KYNo flooding2.31 ft91 cfs
Green River at Lock 2 at Calhoun, KYNo flooding9.88 ft903 cfs
Green River at Lock 4 at Woodbury, KYNo flooding2.66 ft—
Green River at Mammoth Cave, KYNo flooding9.00 ft373 cfs
Green River at Munfordville, KYNo flooding2.81 ft369 cfs
Green River at Paradise, KYNo flooding0.84 ft437 cfs
Green River at Rochester, KYNo flooding28.66 ft—
Kentucky River at Lock 10 near Winchester, KYNo flooding9.67 ft302 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 12 near Irvine, KYNo flooding9.67 ft—
Kentucky River at Lock 14 at Heidelberg, KYNo flooding9.27 ft367 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport, KYNo flooding8.55 ft762 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 4 at Frankfort, KYNo flooding6.93 ft513 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 7 at Highbridge, KYNo flooding9.27 ft—
Kentucky River at Lock 8 near Camp Nelson, KYNo flooding11.51 ft369 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 9 at Valley View, KYNo flooding10.70 ft341 cfs
Levisa Fork at Paintsville, KYNo flooding2.72 ft408 cfs
Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KYNo flooding6.15 ft224 cfs
Levisa Fork at Prestonsburg, KYNo flooding1.47 ft263 cfs
Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, KYNo flooding4.52 ft152 cfs
Licking River at Catawba, KYNo flooding5.82 ft324 cfs
Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KYNo flooding5.70 ft484 cfs
Licking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KYNo flooding4.81 ft24 cfs
Little Sandy River at Grayson, KYNo flooding4.99 ft129 cfs
North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, KYNo flooding4.16 ft55 cfs
North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, KYNo flooding1.39 ft158 cfs
North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, KYNo flooding1.21 ft14 cfs
North Fork Licking River near Mt Olivet, KYNo flooding2.39 ft68 cfs
Ohio River US of Mcalpine Dam @ Rrb at Louisville, KYNo flooding12.81 ft—
Ohio River at Ashland, KYNo flooding35.50 ft—
Ohio River at Greenup Dam near Greenup, KYNo flooding13.11 ft118,000 cfs
Ohio River at Henderson, KYNo flooding12.81 ft—
Ohio River at Louisville, KYNo flooding13.32 ft51,700 cfs
Ohio River at Markland Dam near Warsaw, KYNo flooding17.09 ft68,300 cfs
Ohio River at Maysville, KYNo flooding34.81 ft—
Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, Il-KyNo flooding16.12 ft—
Ohio River at Paducah, KYNo flooding16.22 ft—
Ohio River at Uniontown Dam, KYNo flooding15.73 ft—
Poor Fork at Cumberland, KYNo flooding3.51 ft37 cfs
Red River at Clay City, KYNo flooding2.67 ft40 cfs
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GaugeStatusStageFlowUpdated
Rolling Fork near Boston, KYNo flooding2.11 ft24 cfs
Rough River near Dundee, KYNo flooding4.24 ft—
Russell Fork at Cedarville, KYNo flooding6.73 ft—
S Fork Little River at Hwy 68 by-Pass at Hopkinsville, KYNo flooding5.57 ft1 cfs
S Fork Little River at Hwy 68-80 near Hopkinsville, KYNo flooding4.25 ft0 cfs
Salt River at Shepherdsville, KYNo flooding1.24 ft160 cfs
South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, KYNo flooding3.07 ft19 cfs
South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, KYNo flooding4.96 ft59 cfs
Stoner Creek at Water Plant at Paris, KYNo flooding13.14 ft3 cfs
Twelvemile Creek at Highway 1997 near Alexandria, KYNo flooding1.60 ft4 cfs
Tygarts Creek at Lawton Rd at Olive Hill, KYNo flooding1.11 ft—
Tygarts Creek near Greenup, KYNo flooding3.75 ft268 cfs
Bayou Creek near Grahamville, KYNo current data———
Bayou Creek near Heath, KYNo current data———
Beaver Creek at Hwy 31 E near Glasgow, KYNo current data———
Beaverdam Creek at Rhoda, KYNo current data———
Beaverdam Creek near Corydon, KYNo current data———
Bennetts Fork at Middlesboro, KYNo current data———
Big Sinking Creek near Crystal, KYNo current data———
Bullskin Creek near Simpsonville, KYNo current data———
Cane Run at Berea Road near Donerail, KYNo current data———
Cat Creek near Stanton, KYNo current data———
Cedar Creek at Fairmount Rd near Mt Washington, KYNo current data———
Chenoweth Run at Ruckriegal Parkway, KYNo current data———
Clarks River at Murray, KYNo current data———
Clarks Run near Danville, KYNo current data———
Cruises Creek at Hwy 17 near Piner, KYNo current data———
Cumberland River near Rowena, KYNo current data———
Cypress Creek near Calhoun, KYNo current data———
East Fork Little Sandy River near Fallsburg, KYNo current data———
East Hickman Creek at Andover Village near Cadentown, KYNo current data———
East Hickman Creek at Delong Rd near East Hickman, KYNo current data———
Elkhorn Creek at Freedom Lane at Jenkins, KYNo current data———
Floyds Fork near Crestwood, KYNo current data———
Fourmile Creek @ Hwy 547 near Alexandria, KYNo current data———
Furnace Fork near Crystal, KYNo current data———
Goose Creek at US Hwy 42 near Glenview Acres, KYNo current data———
Green River at Lock 6 at Brownsville, KYNo current data———
Green River at Water Plant at Brownsville, KYNo current data———
Harrods Creek at Highway 329 near Goshen, Ky.No current data———
Harrods Creek near La Grange, KYNo current data———
Humphrey Creek at Lacenter, KYNo current data———
Kinniconick Creek below Trace Creek at Tannery, KYNo current data———
Kinniconick Creek near Tannery, KYNo current data———
Little Bayou Creek near Grahamville, KYNo current data———
Little Pitman Creek near Campbellsville, KYNo current data———
Middle Fork Kentucky River near Hyden, KYNo current data———
Mill Creek at Orell Road near Louisville, KYNo current data———
Mill Creek near Fort Knox, KYNo current data———
Mocks Branch at Highway 1896No current data———
Mud River near Huntsville, KYNo current data———
N Elkhorn Creek at Man O War Blvd near Cadentown, KYNo current data———
North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, KYNo current data———
Ohio River at Kosmosdale, KYNo current data———
Otter Creek at Otter Creek Park near Rock Haven Ky.No current data———
Rock Creek near Yamacraw, KYNo current data———
Rock Lick Creek above Unnamed Tributary near Sharkey, Ky Stat aNo current data———
Rolling Fork near Lebanon, KYNo current data———
Russell Fork at Elkhorn City, KYNo current data———
S Fork Beargrass Creek at Mason Ave near Louisville, KYNo current data———
Salt Lick at Hwy 60 at Salt Lick, KYNo current data———
Salt River at Mouth at West Point, KYNo current data———
Sinking Creek near Lodiburg, KYNo current data———
South Fork Cumberland River near Yamacraw, KYNo current data———
Spears Creek at Streamland DriveNo current data———
Stony Fork near Mouth at Middlesboro, KYNo current data———
Triplett Creek at Morehead, KYNo current data———
West Fork Clarks River near Brewers, KYNo current data———
West Hickman Creek @ Ash Grove Pk near East Hickman, KYNo current data———
Bacon Creek near Priceville, KYNo flood stage defined4.05 ft50 cfs
Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 near Erlanger, KYNo flood stage defined0.93 ft0 cfs
Barren River near Finney, KYNo flood stage defined78.74 ft—
Bayou De Chien near Clinton, KYNo flood stage defined6.97 ft19 cfs
Beargrass Creek at River Road at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined7.95 ft75 cfs
Beaver Creek near Monticello, KYNo flood stage defined2.03 ft3 cfs
Beech Fork at Bardstown, KYNo flood stage defined2.76 ft19 cfs
Beech Fork at Maud, KYNo flood stage defined8.41 ft5 cfs
Brashears Creek at Taylorsville, KYNo flood stage defined5.65 ft14 cfs
Brier Creek at Pendelton Road near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined1.59 ft1 cfs
Buck Creek near Shopville, KYNo flood stage defined1.21 ft6 cfs
Cane Run Creek at Citation Blvd near Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined0.91 ft0 cfs
Caney Creek near Horse Branch, KYNo flood stage defined2.20 ft0 cfs
Carr Fork near Sassafras, KYNo flood stage defined7.36 ft—
Cedar Creek at Hwy 1442 near Shepherdsville, KYNo flood stage defined1.84 ft2 cfs
Cedar Creek at Thixton Road near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined0.54 ft14 cfs
Clarks River at Almo, KYNo flood stage defined4.77 ft40 cfs
Clear Fork at Saxton, KYNo flood stage defined5.43 ft34 cfs
Crocus Creek near Amandaville, KYNo flood stage defined3.51 ft8 cfs
Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, KYNo flood stage defined1.54 ft223 cfs
Cumberland River at Long Bottom near Rowena, KYNo flood stage defined4.36 ft—
Cumberland River near Harlan, KYNo flood stage defined1.84 ft117 cfs
Cutshin Creek at Wooton, KYNo flood stage defined2.00 ft55 cfs
Dix River at Dix Dam near Burgin, KYNo flood stage defined5.24 ft191 cfs
Dix River near Danville, KYNo flood stage defined0.67 ft17 cfs
Dry Creek at Sewage Plant near Erlanger, KYNo flood stage defined1.25 ft4 cfs
E Hickman Creek Tributary at Chilesburg Rd near Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined1.58 ft0 cfs
Eagle Creek at Sadieville, KYNo flood stage defined1.10 ft0 cfs
East Hickman Creek at Tates Creek Rd near East Hickman, KYNo flood stage defined1.85 ft15 cfs
Elkhorn Creek at Barnhill Rd near Dunham, KYNo flood stage defined2.65 ft—
Elkhorn Creek at Burdine, KYNo flood stage defined3.38 ft2 cfs
Fern Creek at Old Bardstown Rd at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined1.36 ft0 cfs
Floyds Fork at Fisherville, KYNo flood stage defined1.18 ft—
Floyds Fork near Mt Washington, KYNo flood stage defined4.13 ft52 cfs
Floyds Fork near Pewee Valley, KYNo flood stage defined4.16 ft52 cfs
Floyds Fork near Shepherdsville, KYNo flood stage defined2.50 ft—
Fourmile Creek at Grays Crossing at Silver Grove, KYNo flood stage defined3.04 ft0 cfs
Fourmile Creek at Hwy 8 at Silver Grove, KYNo flood stage defined2.03 ft—
Fourmile Creek at Poplar Ridge Rd near Alexandria, KYNo flood stage defined1.60 ft1 cfs
Goose Creek at Hwy 22 at Spring Valley, KYNo flood stage defined1.00 ft3 cfs
Goose Creek at Manchester, KYNo flood stage defined5.68 ft6 cfs
Goose Creek at Old Westport Rd near St Matthews, KYNo flood stage defined0.88 ft2 cfs
Grapevine Creek near Phyllis, KYNo flood stage defined1.14 ft1 cfs
Green River at Greensburg, KYNo flood stage defined1.31 ft—
Green River at Hwy 259 at Brownsville, KYNo flood stage defined17.24 ft—
Green River at Livermore, KYNo flood stage defined3.65 ft—
Green River at Lock 1 at Spottsville, KYNo flood stage defined9.65 ft801 cfs
Green River at Rockport, KYNo flood stage defined0.70 ft—
Green River near Campbellsville, KYNo flood stage defined93.88 ft—
Green River near Mckinney, KYNo flood stage defined1.20 ft5 cfs
Gunpowder Creek at Camp Ernst Rd near Union, KYNo flood stage defined1.22 ft6 cfs
Hinkston Creek near Carlisle, KYNo flood stage defined2.42 ft3 cfs
Houston Creek at Hwy 27 near Paris, KYNo flood stage defined4.62 ft8 cfs
Johns Creek near Meta, KYNo flood stage defined3.26 ft11 cfs
Johns Creek near Van Lear, KYNo flood stage defined3.35 ft—
Kentucky River at Lock 1 near Carrollton, KYNo flood stage defined8.95 ft—
Kentucky River at Lock 11 near College Hill, KYNo flood stage defined11.05 ft487 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 13 near Willow Shoals, KYNo flood stage defined10.58 ft428 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 3 at Gest, KYNo flood stage defined7.42 ft854 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 5 near Tyrone, KYNo flood stage defined6.97 ft651 cfs
Kentucky River at Lock 6 near Salvisa, KYNo flood stage defined10.19 ft834 cfs
Laurel River at Municipal Dam near Corbin, KYNo flood stage defined19.39 ft—
Levisa Fork below Fishtrap Dam near Millard, KYNo flood stage defined10.67 ft—
Licking River at Farmers, KYNo flood stage defined8.63 ft—
Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KYNo flood stage defined8.53 ft243 cfs
Licking River at Hwy 60 at Farmers, KYNo flood stage defined2.47 ft—
Little Goose Creek near Harrods Creek, KYNo flood stage defined3.32 ft5 cfs
Little Sandy River below Grayson Dam near Leon, KYNo flood stage defined86.23 ft44 cfs
Long Lick at Clermont, KYNo flood stage defined1.31 ft3 cfs
Lynn Camp Creek at Corbin, KYNo flood stage defined2.76 ft1 cfs
M Fork Beargrass at Old Cannons Ln at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined0.65 ft5 cfs
M Fork Beargrass Creek at Lexington Rd at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined2.47 ft13 cfs
Marrowbone Creek at Mud Camp Rd at Waterview, KYNo flood stage defined5.95 ft—
Martin'S Fork near Harlan, KYNo flood stage defined59.91 ft15 cfs
Martins Fork above Smith, KYNo flood stage defined0.35 ft2 cfs
Martins Fork near Smith, KYNo flood stage defined7.34 ft12 cfs
Massac Creek near Paducah, KYNo flood stage defined3.09 ft5 cfs
Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, KYNo flood stage defined7.73 ft118 cfs
Middle Fork Kentucky River at Hwy28 near Buckhorn, KYNo flood stage defined3.72 ft40 cfs
Middle Fork Kentucky River at Hwy 2431 at Hyden, KYNo flood stage defined4.12 ft—
Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, KYNo flood stage defined4.59 ft59 cfs
Mill Creek Cutoff near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined2.41 ft0 cfs
Mud Lick Creek at Hwy 42 near Beaverlick, KYNo flood stage defined1.14 ft4 cfs
Muddy Fork at Mockingbird Valley Rd at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined0.89 ft2 cfs
N Elkhorn Creek at Bryan Station Rd at Montrose, KYNo flood stage defined1.60 ft5 cfs
N Elkhorn Creek at Winchester Rd near Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined2.09 ft1 cfs
N Fork Little River at Water Plant at Hopkinsville, KYNo flood stage defined2.16 ft—
Nolin River at Kyrock, KYNo flood stage defined17.04 ft—
Nolin River at White Mills, KYNo flood stage defined1.59 ft167 cfs
North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown, KYNo flood stage defined4.10 ft47 cfs
North Fork Kentucky River at Beattyville, KYNo flood stage defined9.27 ft—
North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, KYNo flood stage defined4.64 ft—
North Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead, KYNo flood stage defined4.73 ft19 cfs
Northern Ditch at Okolona, KYNo flood stage defined4.24 ft5 cfs
Obion Creek near Arlington, KYNo flood stage defined12.30 ft42 cfs
Ohio River at Riverport at Owensboro, KYNo flood stage defined19.40 ft—
Ohio River at Water Tower at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined12.95 ft48,700 cfs
Ohio River below Riverview Pk near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined12.15 ft—
Penn Run at Mt Washington Rd near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined1.11 ft2 cfs
Pleasant Run Creek at Oak Street near Ludlow, KYNo flood stage defined1.30 ft5 cfs
Pond Creek at Pendleton Road near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined4.62 ft37 cfs
Pond Creek near Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined3.23 ft28 cfs
Pond River near Apex, KYNo flood stage defined2.69 ft10 cfs
Red River at Dot, KYNo flood stage defined5.89 ft87 cfs
Red River near Hazel Green, KYNo flood stage defined2.68 ft4 cfs
Rock Lick Creek at State Hwy 158 near Sharkey, Ky Sta DNo flood stage defined-0.39 ft0 cfs
Rockcastle River at Billows, KYNo flood stage defined1.02 ft27 cfs
Rolling Fork at Hwy 208 at Calvary, KYNo flood stage defined2.90 ft11 cfs
Rolling Fork at New Haven, KYNo flood stage defined3.16 ft20 cfs
Rolling Fork near Lebanon Junction, KYNo flood stage defined5.60 ft—
Rough River at Hartford, KYNo flood stage defined25.36 ft—
Rough River near Falls of Rough at Dam, KYNo flood stage defined33.14 ft—
Royal Springs at Georgetown, KYNo flood stage defined1.75 ft2 cfs
Russell Creek near Columbia, KYNo flood stage defined2.26 ft50 cfs
S Fork Beargrass Creek at E Oak St at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined3.44 ft7 cfs
Salt River at Glensboro, KYNo flood stage defined2.82 ft19 cfs
Salt River at Main Range Rd near West Point, KYNo flood stage defined10.43 ft—
Sand Run at Thornwilde Dr at Francisville, KYNo flood stage defined2.08 ft4 cfs
Slate Creek at Highway 713 near Mt. Sterling, KYNo flood stage defined2.33 ft—
South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, KYNo flood stage defined2.96 ft15 cfs
South Elkhorn Creek near Midway, KYNo flood stage defined5.06 ft148 cfs
South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, KYNo flood stage defined1.69 ft—
South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, KYNo flood stage defined1.21 ft51 cfs
South Fork Licking River at Hayes, KYNo flood stage defined3.07 ft88 cfs
South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, KYNo flood stage defined1.73 ft—
South Fork Panther Creek near Whitesville, KYNo flood stage defined5.51 ft—
Sturgeon Creek at Cressmont, KYNo flood stage defined1.35 ft3 cfs
Taylor Creek at Donnermeyer Drive at Bellevue, KYNo flood stage defined1.99 ft7 cfs
Threemile Creek at Three Mile Road at Covington, KYNo flood stage defined2.26 ft5 cfs
Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KYNo flood stage defined1.57 ft52 cfs
Trace Br at Trace Br Campground at Confluence, KYNo flood stage defined4.71 ft—
Tradewater River at Olney, KYNo flood stage defined2.68 ft4 cfs
Tradewater River near Providence, KYNo flood stage defined9.99 ft7 cfs
Tributary to Cane Run Creek at Newtown Pk near Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined1.26 ft1 cfs
West Fork Drakes Creek near Franklin, KYNo flood stage defined7.09 ft30 cfs
West Hickman Creek at Veterans Park near Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined1.34 ft7 cfs
Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KYNo flood stage defined1.27 ft13 cfs
Woolper Creek at Woolper Road near Burlington, KYNo flood stage defined3.96 ft0 cfs
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.