Flow report

Kentucky streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Kentucky. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
114
State percent normal
229%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 14
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July
14
2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Kentucky are currently 229% of normal, with the Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 107,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 15.22 ft.

Meanwhile, the Cutshin Creek At Wooton is seeing a spike today — up 1852% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Kentucky's named rivers.

Kentucky at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Kentucky flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

229%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton 107,000 cfs

Gauge stage 15.22 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Cutshin Creek At Wooton +1852%

Now 246 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 114 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Kentucky.

Full streamgauge inventory

Kentucky USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Kentucky. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

114 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03303280
117,000 cfs 15.89 ft 72°F 70°F 391 ft Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon
Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03277200
91,000 cfs 19.20 ft 84°F 91°F 454 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Ohio River At Greenup Dam Near Greenup, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03216600
76,900 cfs 19.53 ft · 92°F 513 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03320000
29,900 cfs 16.89 ft · 69°F 386 ft Lower Green
Green River At Paradise, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03316500
23,800 cfs 15.10 ft · 69°F 395 ft Middle Green
Kentucky River At Lock 3 At Gest, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03290080
8,830 cfs 11.40 ft · 91°F 473 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03290500
8,800 cfs 11.79 ft 78°F 91°F 463 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 7 At Highbridge, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03286500
8,740 cfs 13.00 ft · 89°F 548 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 5 Near Tyrone, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287250
8,740 cfs 11.83 ft · 90°F 504 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 6 Near Salvisa, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287000
8,350 cfs 13.02 ft · 90°F 555 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 4 At Frankfort, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287500
8,340 cfs 9.33 ft 76°F 91°F 499 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284500
7,060 cfs 15.53 ft · 89°F 586 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 9 At Valley View, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284230
7,040 cfs 14.64 ft · 89°F 591 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 10 Near Winchester, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284000
6,800 cfs 13.53 ft · 90°F 604 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 11 Near College Hill, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282290
5,030 cfs 14.27 ft · 89°F 597 ft Upper Kentucky
Cumberland River At Cumberland Falls, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03404500
4,990 cfs 4.06 ft · 87°F 835 ft Upper Cumberland
Cumberland River At Williamsburg, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03404000
4,190 cfs 7.93 ft · 87°F 915 ft Upper Cumberland
Rolling Fork Near Boston, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301500
3,640 cfs 14.82 ft · 89°F 434 ft Rolling Fork
Kentucky River At Lock 14 At Heidelberg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282000
3,530 cfs 11.55 ft · 88°F 630 ft Upper Kentucky
Salt River At Shepherdsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298500
3,140 cfs 4.25 ft · 90°F 408 ft Salt
Levisa Fork At Paintsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03212500
3,070 cfs 6.78 ft · 88°F 604 ft Lower Levisa
Beech Fork At Bardstown, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03301000
2,900 cfs 9.99 ft · 89°F 462 ft Rolling Fork
Green River At Munfordville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03308500
2,670 cfs 6.57 ft 63°F 68°F 553 ft Upper Green
Tradewater River At Olney, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03383000
2,530 cfs 13.96 ft · 69°F 403 ft Tradewater
Tug Fork At Williamson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03213700
1,880 cfs 6.59 ft · 88°F 623 ft Tug
Pond River Near Apex, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03320500
1,710 cfs 15.79 ft · 69°F 420 ft Pond
Barren River At Bowling Green, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03314500
1,700 cfs 7.03 ft · 69°F 430 ft Barren
Licking River At Catawba, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03253500
1,570 cfs 7.20 ft · 90°F 583 ft Licking
Clear Fork At Saxton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03403910
1,430 cfs 9.91 ft · 86°F 964 ft Upper Cumberland
Licking River At Blue Lick Springs, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03250500
1,400 cfs 7.94 ft · 91°F 613 ft Licking
Beech Fork At Maud, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03300400
1,370 cfs 11.99 ft · 89°F 560 ft Rolling Fork
North Fork Kentucky River At Jackson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03280000
1,260 cfs 3.07 ft · 88°F 727 ft North Fork Kentucky
Licking River At Mckinneysburg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03251500
1,230 cfs 7.01 ft · 90°F 574 ft Licking
Nolin River At White Mills, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03310300
1,160 cfs 4.54 ft · 87°F 615 ft Upper Green
Red River At Clay City, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03283500
1,050 cfs 5.94 ft · 88°F 641 ft Upper Kentucky
Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281000
1,010 cfs 7.94 ft · 88°F 669 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
Caney Creek Near Horse Branch, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03318800
989 cfs 5.20 ft · 68°F 426 ft Rough
South Fork Licking River At Hayes, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03253000
941 cfs 4.93 ft · 90°F 568 ft South Fork Licking
South Fork Kentucky River At Booneville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281500
901 cfs 5.99 ft · 88°F 669 ft South Fork Kentucky
Elkhorn Creek Near Frankfort, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289500
879 cfs 3.86 ft 76°F 90°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Levisa Fork At Pikeville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03209500
625 cfs 7.47 ft · 89°F 681 ft Lower Levisa
Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03406500
542 cfs 3.43 ft · 88°F 888 ft Rockcastle
Cumberland River Near Harlan, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03401000
477 cfs 2.87 ft · 83°F 1,170 ft Upper Cumberland
Brashears Creek At Taylorsville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03295890
445 cfs 7.74 ft · 90°F 506 ft Salt
Buck Creek Near Shopville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03407500
433 cfs 3.23 ft · 87°F 838 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Drakes Creek Near Alvaton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03314000
418 cfs 5.73 ft · 69°F 458 ft Barren
Salt River At Glensboro, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03295400
296 cfs 4.07 ft · 90°F 594 ft Salt
Floyds Fork Near Mt Washington, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298200
284 cfs 5.17 ft 79°F 89°F 461 ft Salt
North Elkhorn Creek At Georgetown, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03288100
234 cfs 4.85 ft · 89°F 814 ft Lower Kentucky
North Fork Kentucky River At Hazard, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277500
189 cfs 4.46 ft · 88°F 871 ft North Fork Kentucky
Goose Creek At Manchester, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281100
189 cfs 7.31 ft · 88°F 848 ft South Fork Kentucky
South Elkhorn Creek Near Midway, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289300
173 cfs 5.22 ft · 89°F 809 ft Lower Kentucky
Bacon Creek Near Priceville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03310400
173 cfs 5.26 ft · 68°F 606 ft Upper Green
Tygarts Creek Near Greenup, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03217000
170 cfs 3.42 ft · 90°F 617 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Sturgeon Creek At Cressmont, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282040
151 cfs 3.21 ft · 88°F 720 ft Upper Kentucky
Licking River Below Mason Fork Nr Salyersville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03248300
146 cfs 6.26 ft · 87°F 864 ft Licking
Floyds Fork At Fisherville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298000
144 cfs 1.69 ft 78°F 89°F 543 ft Salt
Clarks River At Almo, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03610200
130 cfs 5.53 ft · 70°F 435 ft Lower Tennessee
Eagle Creek At Glencoe, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03291500
122 cfs 2.74 ft · 90°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Pond Creek At Pendleton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302030
115 cfs 5.50 ft 78°F 90°F 413 ft Salt
Dix River Near Danville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03285000
114 cfs 1.80 ft · 88°F 812 ft Lower Kentucky
Red River Near Hazel Green, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282500
112 cfs 3.64 ft · 87°F 890 ft Upper Kentucky
Martins Fork Near Smith, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400800
102 cfs 8.63 ft 76°F 85°F 1,305 ft Upper Cumberland
Johns Creek Near Meta, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03210000
100 cfs 4.37 ft · 88°F 741 ft Lower Levisa
North Fork Licking River Near Mt Olivet, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03251200
96 cfs 2.73 ft · 90°F 664 ft Licking
Little Sandy River At Grayson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03216500
93 cfs 4.70 ft · 89°F 579 ft Little Sandy
North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250100
89 cfs 5.31 ft · 88°F 705 ft Licking
West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03313700
88 cfs 7.36 ft · 69°F 592 ft Barren
Pond Creek Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302000
80 cfs 3.88 ft 80°F 91°F 452 ft Salt
Russell Creek Near Columbia, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03307000
78 cfs 2.52 ft 79°F 67°F 668 ft Upper Green
Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250190
75 cfs 2.59 ft · 88°F 777 ft Licking
Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03289200
71 cfs 1.72 ft 72°F 89°F 842 ft Lower Kentucky
Cutshin Creek At Wooton, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03280700
62 cfs 2.10 ft · 88°F 876 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
South Fork Panther Creek Near Whitesville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03321350
60 cfs 6.49 ft · 70°F 414 ft Lower Green
Poor Fork At Cumberland, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400500
54 cfs 3.61 ft · 87°F 1,446 ft Upper Cumberland
Lynn Camp Creek At Corbin, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03404900
53 cfs 3.37 ft · 87°F 1,064 ft Upper Cumberland
Martins Fork Above Smith, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400785
50 cfs 1.27 ft · 83°F 1,376 ft Upper Cumberland
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Lexington Rd At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03293500
44 cfs 2.91 ft 73°F 91°F 448 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Green River Near Mckinney, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03305000
40 cfs 1.63 ft · 87°F 912 ft Upper Green
Bayou De Chien Near Clinton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 07024000
38 cfs 7.47 ft · 70°F 344 ft Bayou De Chien-Mayfield
Floyds Fork Near Pewee Valley, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03297900
37 cfs 4.28 ft 78°F 90°F 605 ft Salt
Hinkston Creek Near Carlisle, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03252300
33 cfs 3.07 ft · 89°F 797 ft South Fork Licking
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Old Cannons Ln At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03293000
28 cfs 1.19 ft 70°F 91°F 481 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Cedar Creek At Thixton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298250
26 cfs · 74°F 90°F 564 ft Salt
South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289000
26 cfs 3.10 ft 71°F 89°F 855 ft Lower Kentucky
Beaver Creek Near Monticello, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03413200
22 cfs 2.32 ft · 87°F 826 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Eagle Creek At Sadieville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03291000
20 cfs 1.41 ft · 90°F 771 ft Lower Kentucky
North Fork Kentucky River At Whitesburg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277300
20 cfs 1.30 ft · 88°F 1,149 ft North Fork Kentucky
North Fork Nolin River At Hodgenville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03310000
18 cfs 3.83 ft · 87°F 712 ft Upper Green
Northern Ditch At Okolona, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301940
17 cfs 4.51 ft 75°F 91°F 454 ft Salt
South Fork Beargrass Creek At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292500
17 cfs 2.22 ft 74°F 92°F 461 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Wolf Run At Old Frankfort Pike At Lexington, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03289193
17 cfs 1.36 ft 74°F 90°F 877 ft Lower Kentucky
Chenoweth Run At Gelhaus Lane Near Fern Creek, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298150
15 cfs 3.09 ft 75°F 90°F 540 ft Salt
Brier Creek At Pendelton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302050
15 cfs 1.75 ft 74°F 89°F 444 ft Salt
Massac Creek Near Paducah, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03611260
14 cfs 3.13 ft · 70°F 364 ft Lower Ohio
Mud Lick Cr At Hwy 42 Nr Beaverlick, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277130
12 cfs 1.39 ft 64°F 90°F 506 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Gunpowder Cr At Camp Ernst Rd Nr Union, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03277075
12 cfs 1.40 ft 62°F 90°F 715 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
N Elkhorn Cr At Bryan Station Rd At Montrose, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287600
12 cfs 1.71 ft 77°F 89°F 917 ft Lower Kentucky
Grapevine Creek Near Phyllis, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03207965
10 cfs 1.40 ft · 88°F 808 ft Upper Levisa
Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 Nr Erlanger, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03254550
10 cfs 1.44 ft 65°F 91°F 559 ft Licking
Goose Creek At Old Westport Rd Nr St Matthews, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292474
10 cfs 1.17 ft 70°F 91°F 548 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Long Lick At Clermont, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298550
9 cfs 1.46 ft · 90°F 465 ft Salt
Muddy Fk At Mockingbird Valley Rd At Louisville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03293530
8 cfs 1.13 ft 70°F 91°F 427 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Cedar Creek At Hwy 1442 Near Shepherdsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03297800
8 cfs 2.20 ft 74°F 90°F 437 ft Salt
Little Goose Creek Near Harrods Creek, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292480
8 cfs 3.43 ft 73°F 90°F 507 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Fern Creek At Old Bardstown Rd At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301900
7 cfs 1.60 ft 65°F 91°F 559 ft Salt
Twelvemile Creek At Highway 1997 Nr Alexandria, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03238745
6 cfs 1.68 ft 62°F 91°F 507 ft Ohio Brush-Whiteoak
Pennslyvania Run At Mt Washington Rd Nr Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298300
4 cfs 1.29 ft 79°F 90°F 534 ft Salt
Rock Lick Cr At State Hwy 158 Nr Sharkey, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250322
4 cfs · 71°F 89°F 652 ft Licking
N Elkhorn Cr At Winchester Rd Nr Lexington, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03287590
3 cfs 2.25 ft 41°F 89°F 932 ft Lower Kentucky
Mill Creek At Orell Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03294570
3 cfs 1.26 ft 79°F 91°F 416 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Fourmile Creek At Poplar Ridge Rd Nr Alexandria, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03238772
2 cfs 1.71 ft 62°F 90°F 547 ft Ohio Brush-Whiteoak
Elijahs Creek @ Elijahs Creek Rd Nr Hebron, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03260100
1 cfs 1.47 ft 62°F 91°F 770 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Mill Creek Cutoff Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03294550
1 cfs 2.70 ft · 91°F 423 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
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Flow report FAQ

About Kentucky streamflow

Where does the Kentucky streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Kentucky data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Kentucky gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.