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
115
State percent normal
93%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 23
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2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Kentucky are currently 93% of normal, with the Ohio River At Old Shawneetown reporting the highest discharge in the state at 104,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 16.91 ft.

Meanwhile, the West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin is seeing a spike today — up 3400% 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

93%

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

Highest discharge

Ohio River At Old Shawneetown 104,000 cfs

Gauge stage 16.91 ft

Biggest 24h spike

West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin +3400%

Now 1,750 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 115 + 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.

115 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Ohio River At Greenup Dam Near Greenup, Ky
21 hours ago · USGS 03216600
118,000 cfs 23.93 ft · 80°F 513 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Ohio River At Old Shawneetown, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03381700
104,000 cfs 17.05 ft · 61°F 334 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw, Ky
20 hours ago · USGS 03277200
103,000 cfs 19.89 ft 84°F 79°F 454 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton, Ky
21 hours ago · USGS 03303280
78,000 cfs 13.52 ft 72°F 58°F 391 ft Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon
Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Ky
19 hours ago · USGS 03320000
11,200 cfs 13.04 ft · 60°F 386 ft Lower Green
Green River At Paradise, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03316500
8,830 cfs 6.15 ft · 60°F 395 ft Middle Green
Green River At Munfordville, Ky
19 hours ago · USGS 03308500
6,770 cfs 11.75 ft 63°F 60°F 553 ft Upper Green
Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03290500
6,080 cfs 10.94 ft 82°F 81°F 463 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 3 At Gest, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03290080
5,960 cfs 10.21 ft · 81°F 473 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 4 At Frankfort, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03287500
5,360 cfs 8.62 ft 78°F 82°F 499 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 5 Near Tyrone, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03287250
5,120 cfs 10.92 ft · 82°F 504 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 6 Near Salvisa, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03287000
4,940 cfs 11.95 ft · 81°F 555 ft Lower Kentucky
Rolling Fork Near Boston, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03301500
4,900 cfs 17.56 ft · 81°F 434 ft Rolling Fork
Kentucky River At Lock 7 At Highbridge, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03286500
4,780 cfs 11.73 ft · 80°F 548 ft Lower Kentucky
Barren River At Bowling Green, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03314500
3,520 cfs 9.77 ft · 61°F 430 ft Barren
Salt River At Shepherdsville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298500
2,690 cfs 3.95 ft · 81°F 408 ft Salt
Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03284500
1,980 cfs 12.93 ft · 80°F 586 ft Lower Kentucky
Drakes Creek Near Alvaton, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03314000
1,650 cfs 8.27 ft · 62°F 458 ft Barren
Beech Fork At Bardstown, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03301000
1,440 cfs 6.95 ft · 81°F 462 ft Rolling Fork
Licking River At Catawba, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03253500
1,410 cfs 7.06 ft · 79°F 583 ft Licking
Kentucky River At Lock 9 At Valley View, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03284230
1,390 cfs 11.75 ft · 80°F 591 ft Lower Kentucky
Cumberland River At Cumberland Falls, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03404500
1,370 cfs 2.41 ft · 82°F 835 ft Upper Cumberland
North Fork Kentucky River At Jackson, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03280000
1,340 cfs 3.11 ft · 81°F 727 ft North Fork Kentucky
Cumberland River At Williamsburg, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03404000
1,300 cfs 4.63 ft · 82°F 915 ft Upper Cumberland
Kentucky River At Lock 10 Near Winchester, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03284000
1,200 cfs 10.61 ft · 81°F 604 ft Lower Kentucky
Nolin River At White Mills, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03310300
1,080 cfs 4.33 ft · 79°F 615 ft Upper Green
Kentucky River At Lock 11 Near College Hill, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03282290
1,030 cfs 11.60 ft · 81°F 597 ft Upper Kentucky
Beech Fork At Maud, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03300400
886 cfs 11.34 ft · 81°F 560 ft Rolling Fork
Kentucky River At Lock 14 At Heidelberg, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03282000
873 cfs 9.76 ft · 81°F 630 ft Upper Kentucky
Brashears Creek At Taylorsville, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03295890
601 cfs 8.07 ft · 81°F 506 ft Salt
Licking River At Mckinneysburg, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03251500
561 cfs 5.86 ft · 79°F 574 ft Licking
Tug Fork At Williamson, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03213700
505 cfs 3.66 ft · 80°F 623 ft Tug
Salt River At Glensboro, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03295400
487 cfs 4.45 ft · 81°F 594 ft Salt
Elkhorn Creek Near Frankfort, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03289500
482 cfs 3.24 ft 78°F 80°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Buck Creek Near Shopville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03407500
478 cfs 3.33 ft · 81°F 838 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Levisa Fork At Paintsville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03212500
464 cfs 2.85 ft · 79°F 604 ft Lower Levisa
South Fork Licking River At Hayes, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03253000
441 cfs 4.04 ft · 79°F 568 ft South Fork Licking
Floyds Fork Near Mt Washington, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298200
380 cfs 5.44 ft 76°F 80°F 461 ft Salt
Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03406500
360 cfs 2.86 ft · 82°F 888 ft Rockcastle
Licking River At Blue Lick Springs, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03250500
357 cfs 5.66 ft · 80°F 613 ft Licking
Levisa Fork At Pikeville, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03209500
355 cfs 6.59 ft · 82°F 681 ft Lower Levisa
Russell Creek Near Columbia, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03307000
352 cfs 3.87 ft 75°F 60°F 668 ft Upper Green
West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03313700
341 cfs 8.01 ft · 62°F 592 ft Barren
South Fork Kentucky River At Booneville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03281500
328 cfs 4.70 ft · 82°F 669 ft South Fork Kentucky
Clear Fork At Saxton, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03403910
294 cfs 6.78 ft · 83°F 964 ft Upper Cumberland
Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03281000
260 cfs 5.96 ft · 81°F 669 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
Eagle Creek At Glencoe, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03291500
230 cfs 3.19 ft · 78°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Floyds Fork At Fisherville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298000
211 cfs 1.99 ft 75°F 80°F 543 ft Salt
Pond River Near Apex, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03320500
199 cfs 7.89 ft · 61°F 420 ft Pond
Cumberland River Near Harlan, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03401000
163 cfs 2.08 ft · 79°F 1,170 ft Upper Cumberland
Tradewater River At Olney, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03383000
129 cfs 3.27 ft · 61°F 403 ft Tradewater
North Elkhorn Creek At Georgetown, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03288100
115 cfs 4.49 ft · 79°F 814 ft Lower Kentucky
South Elkhorn Creek Near Midway, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03289300
111 cfs 4.80 ft · 79°F 809 ft Lower Kentucky
Dix River Near Danville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03285000
107 cfs 1.75 ft · 80°F 812 ft Lower Kentucky
Bacon Creek Near Priceville, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03310400
91 cfs 4.50 ft · 61°F 606 ft Upper Green
Pond Creek At Pendleton Road Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03302030
91 cfs 5.24 ft 77°F 81°F 413 ft Salt
Red River At Clay City, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03283500
83 cfs 3.02 ft · 80°F 641 ft Upper Kentucky
Little Sandy River At Grayson, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03216500
75 cfs 4.53 ft · 80°F 579 ft Little Sandy
Tygarts Creek Near Greenup, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03217000
74 cfs 3.02 ft · 80°F 617 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Goose Creek At Manchester, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03281100
73 cfs 6.60 ft · 83°F 848 ft South Fork Kentucky
North Fork Nolin River At Hodgenville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03310000
72 cfs 4.51 ft · 79°F 712 ft Upper Green
North Fork Kentucky River At Hazard, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03277500
67 cfs 4.20 ft · 82°F 871 ft North Fork Kentucky
Pond Creek Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03302000
64 cfs 3.71 ft 75°F 81°F 452 ft Salt
Floyds Fork Near Pewee Valley, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03297900
61 cfs 4.49 ft 74°F 80°F 605 ft Salt
North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03250100
53 cfs 5.08 ft · 79°F 705 ft Licking
Hinkston Creek Near Carlisle, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03252300
49 cfs 3.32 ft · 79°F 797 ft South Fork Licking
Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03289200
49 cfs 1.54 ft 72°F 80°F 842 ft Lower Kentucky
Green River Near Mckinney, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03305000
41 cfs 1.64 ft · 80°F 912 ft Upper Green
Clarks River At Almo, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03610200
41 cfs 4.78 ft · 64°F 435 ft Lower Tennessee
South Fork Panther Creek Near Whitesville, Ky
19 hours ago · USGS 03321350
34 cfs 6.08 ft · 59°F 414 ft Lower Green
Poor Fork At Cumberland, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03400500
33 cfs 3.49 ft · 81°F 1,446 ft Upper Cumberland
Eagle Creek At Sadieville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03291000
32 cfs 1.55 ft · 79°F 771 ft Lower Kentucky
Caney Creek Near Horse Branch, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03318800
31 cfs 2.57 ft · 59°F 426 ft Rough
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Lexington Rd At Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03293500
31 cfs 2.76 ft 73°F 81°F 448 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Licking River Below Mason Fork Nr Salyersville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03248300
28 cfs 4.89 ft · 79°F 864 ft Licking
Beaver Creek Near Monticello, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03413200
24 cfs 2.34 ft · 82°F 826 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Cedar Creek At Thixton Road Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298250
23 cfs · 71°F 80°F 564 ft Salt
Bayou De Chien Near Clinton, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 07024000
23 cfs 7.05 ft · 64°F 344 ft Bayou De Chien-Mayfield
North Fork Licking River Near Mt Olivet, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03251200
22 cfs 1.83 ft · 79°F 664 ft Licking
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Old Cannons Ln At Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03293000
21 cfs 1.07 ft 70°F 80°F 481 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Sturgeon Creek At Cressmont, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03282040
19 cfs 1.89 ft · 82°F 720 ft Upper Kentucky
Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03250190
18 cfs 1.59 ft · 79°F 777 ft Licking
North Fork Kentucky River At Whitesburg, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03277300
18 cfs 1.25 ft · 82°F 1,149 ft North Fork Kentucky
Martins Fork Near Smith, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03400800
17 cfs 7.46 ft 75°F 82°F 1,305 ft Upper Cumberland
Johns Creek Near Meta, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03210000
16 cfs 3.40 ft · 81°F 741 ft Lower Levisa
Northern Ditch At Okolona, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03301940
16 cfs 4.49 ft 72°F 81°F 454 ft Salt
South Fork Beargrass Creek At Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03292500
14 cfs 2.13 ft 73°F 81°F 461 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Chenoweth Run At Gelhaus Lane Near Fern Creek, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298150
14 cfs 3.07 ft 70°F 80°F 540 ft Salt
Lynn Camp Creek At Corbin, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03404900
14 cfs 3.01 ft · 82°F 1,064 ft Upper Cumberland
Gunpowder Cr At Camp Ernst Rd Nr Union, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03277075
14 cfs 1.43 ft 62°F 77°F 715 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Brier Creek At Pendelton Road Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03302050
13 cfs 1.71 ft 72°F 79°F 444 ft Salt
Red River Near Hazel Green, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03282500
13 cfs 2.82 ft · 79°F 890 ft Upper Kentucky
Wolf Run At Old Frankfort Pike At Lexington, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03289193
13 cfs 1.26 ft 74°F 80°F 877 ft Lower Kentucky
Mud Lick Cr At Hwy 42 Nr Beaverlick, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03277130
11 cfs 1.37 ft 64°F 79°F 506 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03289000
11 cfs 2.90 ft 71°F 80°F 855 ft Lower Kentucky
Cedar Creek At Hwy 1442 Near Shepherdsville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03297800
10 cfs 2.21 ft 70°F 81°F 437 ft Salt
Cutshin Creek At Wooton, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03280700
9 cfs 1.46 ft · 82°F 876 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
Martins Fork Above Smith, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03400785
9 cfs · · 79°F 1,376 ft Upper Cumberland
Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 Nr Erlanger, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03254550
8 cfs 1.40 ft 65°F 78°F 559 ft Licking
Mill Creek At Orell Road Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03294570
8 cfs 1.54 ft 78°F 81°F 416 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Goose Creek At Old Westport Rd Nr St Matthews, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03292474
7 cfs 1.12 ft 68°F 81°F 548 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Twelvemile Creek At Highway 1997 Nr Alexandria, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03238745
7 cfs 1.72 ft 62°F 79°F 507 ft Ohio Brush-Whiteoak
Little Goose Creek Near Harrods Creek, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03292480
7 cfs 3.39 ft 70°F 80°F 507 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
N Elkhorn Cr At Bryan Station Rd At Montrose, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03287600
6 cfs 1.61 ft 77°F 79°F 917 ft Lower Kentucky
Long Lick At Clermont, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298550
6 cfs 1.38 ft · 81°F 465 ft Salt
Fern Creek At Old Bardstown Rd At Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03301900
6 cfs 1.58 ft 65°F 80°F 559 ft Salt
Pennslyvania Run At Mt Washington Rd Nr Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03298300
3 cfs 1.25 ft 75°F 80°F 534 ft Salt
Muddy Fk At Mockingbird Valley Rd At Louisville, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03293530
3 cfs · 70°F 81°F 427 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Massac Creek Near Paducah, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03611260
3 cfs 2.98 ft · 63°F 364 ft Lower Ohio
Elijahs Creek @ Elijahs Creek Rd Nr Hebron, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03260100
2 cfs 1.48 ft 62°F 79°F 770 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Rock Lick Cr At State Hwy 158 Nr Sharkey, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03250322
2 cfs · 71°F 80°F 652 ft Licking
Grapevine Creek Near Phyllis, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03207965
1 cfs 1.20 ft · 81°F 808 ft Upper Levisa
Fourmile Creek At Poplar Ridge Rd Nr Alexandria, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03238772
1 cfs 1.67 ft 62°F 78°F 547 ft Ohio Brush-Whiteoak
Mill Creek Cutoff Near Louisville, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03294550
1 cfs 2.81 ft · 81°F 423 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
N Elkhorn Cr At Winchester Rd Nr Lexington, Ky
17 hours ago · USGS 03287590
1 cfs 2.06 ft 41°F 79°F 932 ft Lower 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.