Kentucky River Levels & Streamflow
As of Nov 5, 2026, Kentucky rivers are running at 50% of normal across 109 USGS gauges — the highest is 23,000 cfs on the Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Kentucky.
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Kentucky river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across Kentucky are currently 50% of normal, with the Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw reporting the highest discharge in the state at 23,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 13.54 ft.
Meanwhile, the Massac Creek Near Paducah is seeing a spike today — up 17610% 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.
How Kentucky’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Kentucky streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Kentucky streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Nov 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 109 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 43 readings above that — including the 767% peak in Sep 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Kentucky flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03303280 |
45,000 cfs | 11.75 ft | 72°F | 46°F | 391 ft | Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon |
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Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277200 |
44,700 cfs | 15.21 ft | 64°F | 48°F | 454 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Ohio River At Greenup Dam Near Greenup, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03216600 |
30,300 cfs | 14.79 ft | · | 55°F | 513 ft | Little Scioto-Tygarts |
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Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03320000 |
6,840 cfs | 11.97 ft | · | 54°F | 386 ft | Lower Green |
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Green River At Paradise, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03316500 |
5,500 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 53°F | 395 ft | Middle Green |
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Barren River At Bowling Green, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03314500 |
4,040 cfs | 10.45 ft | · | 48°F | 430 ft | Barren |
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Kentucky River At Lock 3 At Gest, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03290080 |
2,010 cfs | 8.10 ft | · | 48°F | 473 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03290500 |
1,870 cfs | 9.20 ft | 64°F | 48°F | 463 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 4 At Frankfort, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03287500 |
1,520 cfs | 7.42 ft | 63°F | 49°F | 499 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 5 Near Tyrone, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03287250 |
1,300 cfs | 9.65 ft | · | 50°F | 504 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Drakes Creek Near Alvaton, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03314000 |
1,200 cfs | 7.43 ft | · | 47°F | 458 ft | Barren |
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Kentucky River At Lock 6 Near Salvisa, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03287000 |
1,180 cfs | 10.41 ft | · | 49°F | 555 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 14 At Heidelberg, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03282000 |
909 cfs | 9.77 ft | · | 54°F | 630 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Levisa Fork At Paintsville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03212500 |
874 cfs | 3.73 ft | · | 57°F | 604 ft | Lower Levisa |
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Kentucky River At Lock 11 Near College Hill, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03282290 |
845 cfs | 11.42 ft | · | 52°F | 597 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Levisa Fork At Pikeville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03209500 |
660 cfs | 7.18 ft | · | 60°F | 681 ft | Lower Levisa |
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Kentucky River At Lock 10 Near Winchester, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03284000 |
647 cfs | 10.03 ft | · | 52°F | 604 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Nolin River At White Mills, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03310300 |
642 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 47°F | 615 ft | Upper Green |
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Kentucky River At Lock 9 At Valley View, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03284230 |
573 cfs | 10.97 ft | · | 51°F | 591 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03313700 |
546 cfs | 8.27 ft | · | 47°F | 592 ft | Barren |
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South Elkhorn Creek Near Midway, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03289300 |
543 cfs | 6.95 ft | · | 49°F | 809 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03284500 |
522 cfs | 11.60 ft | · | 50°F | 586 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Salt River At Shepherdsville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03298500 |
463 cfs | 1.84 ft | · | 49°F | 408 ft | Salt |
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Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03281000 |
455 cfs | 6.66 ft | · | 56°F | 669 ft | Middle Fork Kentucky |
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Green River At Munfordville, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03308500 |
414 cfs | 3.11 ft | 63°F | 48°F | 553 ft | Upper Green |
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Pond Creek At Pendleton Road Near Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03302030 |
372 cfs | 7.45 ft | 65°F | 49°F | 413 ft | Salt |
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Floyds Fork Near Mt Washington, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03298200 |
256 cfs | 5.08 ft | 63°F | 49°F | 461 ft | Salt |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Jackson, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03280000 |
232 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 56°F | 727 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Cumberland River At Williamsburg, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03404000 |
228 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 56°F | 915 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Licking River At Catawba, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03253500 |
201 cfs | 5.51 ft | · | 50°F | 583 ft | Licking |
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Tug Fork At Williamson, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03213700 |
198 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 60°F | 623 ft | Tug |
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Cumberland River At Cumberland Falls, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03404500 |
191 cfs | 1.49 ft | · | 54°F | 835 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Licking River At Blue Lick Springs, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03250500 |
189 cfs | 4.76 ft | · | 51°F | 613 ft | Licking |
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Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03289200 |
183 cfs | 2.30 ft | 72°F | 50°F | 842 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Floyds Fork At Fisherville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03298000 |
180 cfs | 1.90 ft | 63°F | 49°F | 543 ft | Salt |
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North Elkhorn Creek At Georgetown, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03288100 |
178 cfs | 4.71 ft | · | 49°F | 814 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Bayou De Chien Near Clinton, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 07024000 |
178 cfs | 8.53 ft | · | 50°F | 344 ft | Bayou De Chien-Mayfield |
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Licking River At Mckinneysburg, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03251500 |
164 cfs | 4.38 ft | · | 49°F | 574 ft | Licking |
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Pond Creek Near Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03302000 |
162 cfs | 4.54 ft | 65°F | 50°F | 452 ft | Salt |
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Cumberland River Near Harlan, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03401000 |
141 cfs | 1.97 ft | · | 56°F | 1,170 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Little Sandy River At Grayson, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03216500 |
140 cfs | 5.07 ft | · | 55°F | 579 ft | Little Sandy |
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Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03250190 |
138 cfs | 3.26 ft | · | 51°F | 777 ft | Licking |
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Elkhorn Creek Near Frankfort, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03289500 |
123 cfs | 2.43 ft | 64°F | 49°F | 559 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Hazard, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03277500 |
122 cfs | 4.34 ft | · | 56°F | 871 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Rolling Fork Near Boston, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03301500 |
114 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 49°F | 434 ft | Rolling Fork |
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Russell Creek Near Columbia, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03307000 |
113 cfs | 2.85 ft | 62°F | 48°F | 668 ft | Upper Green |
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Salt River At Glensboro, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03295400 |
94 cfs | 3.36 ft | · | 49°F | 594 ft | Salt |
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South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03289000 |
88 cfs | 3.71 ft | 63°F | 50°F | 855 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Red River At Clay City, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03283500 |
86 cfs | 3.16 ft | · | 53°F | 641 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Floyds Fork Near Pewee Valley, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03297900 |
85 cfs | 4.59 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 605 ft | Salt |
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Lynn Camp Creek At Corbin, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03404900 |
56 cfs | 3.39 ft | · | 55°F | 1,064 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Clarks River At Almo, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03610200 |
54 cfs | 4.73 ft | · | 51°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee |
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South Fork Cumberland River Near Stearns, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03410500 |
53 cfs | 1.23 ft | · | 53°F | 813 ft | South Fork Cumberland |
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M Fk Beargrass Cr At Lexington Rd At Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03293500 |
53 cfs | 2.99 ft | 65°F | 51°F | 448 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Poor Fork At Cumberland, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03400500 |
50 cfs | 3.59 ft | · | 58°F | 1,446 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Gunpowder Cr At Camp Ernst Rd Nr Union, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03277075 |
49 cfs | 1.96 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 715 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Bacon Creek Near Priceville, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03310400 |
46 cfs | 4.08 ft | · | 48°F | 606 ft | Upper Green |
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South Fork Kentucky River At Booneville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03281500 |
46 cfs | 3.38 ft | · | 55°F | 669 ft | South Fork Kentucky |
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Mill Creek At Orell Road Near Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03294570 |
42 cfs | 2.18 ft | 75°F | 48°F | 416 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Brashears Creek At Taylorsville, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03295890 |
41 cfs | 6.01 ft | · | 49°F | 506 ft | Salt |
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Wolf Run At Old Frankfort Pike At Lexington, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03289193 |
39 cfs | 1.79 ft | 74°F | 51°F | 877 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Beech Fork At Bardstown, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03301000 |
37 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 49°F | 462 ft | Rolling Fork |
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N Elkhorn Cr At Bryan Station Rd At Montrose, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03287600 |
35 cfs | 1.94 ft | 77°F | 50°F | 917 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03406500 |
32 cfs | 1.08 ft | · | 54°F | 888 ft | Rockcastle |
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Cedar Creek At Thixton Road Near Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03298250 |
32 cfs | · | 65°F | 49°F | 564 ft | Salt |
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Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 Nr Erlanger, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03254550 |
31 cfs | 1.89 ft | 65°F | 50°F | 559 ft | Licking |
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South Fork Beargrass Creek At Louisville, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03292500 |
30 cfs | 2.39 ft | 65°F | 51°F | 461 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Sturgeon Creek At Cressmont, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03282040 |
30 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 54°F | 720 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Martins Fork Near Smith, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03400800 |
30 cfs | 7.73 ft | 63°F | 57°F | 1,305 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Woolper Creek At Woolper Road Near Burlington, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03262001 |
29 cfs | 4.81 ft | 63°F | 49°F | 514 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03250100 |
29 cfs | 4.87 ft | · | 53°F | 705 ft | Licking |
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M Fk Beargrass Cr At Old Cannons Ln At Louisville, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03293000 |
26 cfs | 1.21 ft | 64°F | 49°F | 481 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Chenoweth Run At Gelhaus Lane Near Fern Creek, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03298150 |
25 cfs | 3.23 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 540 ft | Salt |
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Northern Ditch At Okolona, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03301940 |
24 cfs | 4.59 ft | 64°F | 51°F | 454 ft | Salt |
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Goose Creek At Manchester, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03281100 |
23 cfs | 6.04 ft | · | 55°F | 848 ft | South Fork Kentucky |
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Little Goose Creek Near Harrods Creek, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03292480 |
22 cfs | 3.75 ft | 62°F | 50°F | 507 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Hinkston Creek Near Carlisle, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03252300 |
19 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 51°F | 797 ft | South Fork Licking |
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Mud Lick Cr At Hwy 42 Nr Beaverlick, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03277130 |
18 cfs | 1.84 ft | 64°F | 49°F | 506 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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South Fork Licking River At Hayes, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03253000 |
17 cfs | 2.54 ft | · | 49°F | 568 ft | South Fork Licking |
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Johns Creek Near Meta, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03210000 |
15 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 60°F | 741 ft | Lower Levisa |
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Beech Fork At Maud, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03300400 |
15 cfs | 8.73 ft | · | 48°F | 560 ft | Rolling Fork |
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Long Lick At Clermont, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03298550 |
14 cfs | 1.61 ft | · | 50°F | 465 ft | Salt |
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Muddy Fk At Mockingbird Valley Rd At Louisville, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03293530 |
14 cfs | 1.26 ft | 63°F | 50°F | 427 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Whitesburg, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03277300 |
13 cfs | 1.17 ft | · | 57°F | 1,149 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Martins Fork Above Smith, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03400785 |
12 cfs | · | · | 56°F | 1,376 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Mill Creek Cutoff Near Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03294550 |
12 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 49°F | 423 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Pennslyvania Run At Mt Washington Rd Nr Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03298300 |
12 cfs | 1.59 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 534 ft | Salt |
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Goose Creek At Old Westport Rd Nr St Matthews, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03292474 |
12 cfs | 1.12 ft | 62°F | 51°F | 548 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Cedar Creek At Hwy 1442 Near Shepherdsville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03297800 |
12 cfs | 2.26 ft | 61°F | 49°F | 437 ft | Salt |
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N Elkhorn Cr At Winchester Rd Nr Lexington, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03287590 |
10 cfs | 2.48 ft | 41°F | 50°F | 932 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Twelvemile Creek At Highway 1997 Nr Alexandria, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03238745 |
10 cfs | 1.81 ft | 62°F | 50°F | 507 ft | Ohio Brush-Whiteoak |
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Pond River Near Apex, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03320500 |
9 cfs | 2.65 ft | · | 52°F | 420 ft | Pond |
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North Fork Licking River Near Mt Olivet, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03251200 |
8 cfs | 1.72 ft | · | 51°F | 664 ft | Licking |
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Tygarts Creek Near Greenup, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03217000 |
7 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 54°F | 617 ft | Little Scioto-Tygarts |
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Buck Creek Near Shopville, Ky
6 days ago · USGS 03407500 |
7 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 51°F | 838 ft | Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland |
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Green River Near Mckinney, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03305000 |
6 cfs | 1.25 ft | · | 50°F | 912 ft | Upper Green |
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Dix River Near Danville, Ky
8 hours ago · USGS 03285000 |
6 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 812 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Beaver Creek Near Monticello, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03413200 |
6 cfs | 2.13 ft | · | 50°F | 826 ft | Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland |
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Elijahs Creek @ Elijahs Creek Rd Nr Hebron, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03260100 |
5 cfs | 1.59 ft | 62°F | 50°F | 770 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Eagle Creek At Glencoe, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03291500 |
4 cfs | 1.34 ft | · | 49°F | 559 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Tradewater River At Olney, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03383000 |
4 cfs | 2.69 ft | · | 52°F | 403 ft | Tradewater |
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Red River Near Hazel Green, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03282500 |
4 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 55°F | 890 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Massac Creek Near Paducah, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03611260 |
3 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 51°F | 364 ft | Lower Ohio |
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Grapevine Creek Near Phyllis, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03207965 |
2 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 65°F | 808 ft | Upper Levisa |
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Fern Creek At Old Bardstown Rd At Louisville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03301900 |
1 cfs | 1.48 ft | 65°F | 51°F | 559 ft | Salt |
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Eagle Creek At Sadieville, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03291000 |
1 cfs | 1.27 ft | · | 50°F | 771 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Fourmile Creek At Poplar Ridge Rd Nr Alexandria, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03238772 |
1 cfs | 1.80 ft | 62°F | 50°F | 547 ft | Ohio Brush-Whiteoak |
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Rock Lick Cr At State Hwy 158 Nr Sharkey, Ky
9 hours ago · USGS 03250322 |
0 cfs | · | 61°F | 53°F | 652 ft | Licking |
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Caney Creek Near Horse Branch, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03318800 |
0 cfs | 2.25 ft | · | 46°F | 426 ft | Rough |
About Kentucky streamflow
What are river levels like in Kentucky right now?
As of November 5, 2026, Kentucky rivers are running at 50% of normal across 109 USGS streamgauges, and the Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw is reporting the highest discharge at 23,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Kentucky river is running highest right now?
As of November 5, 2026, the highest discharge in Kentucky is 23,000 cfs on the Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Kentucky rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Kentucky rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
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.