Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky Realtime Data
KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 2 AT LOCKPORT, KY
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
5,240
Discharge (cfs)
10.1
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 03290500
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 3,850 cfs, and a gauge height of 10.12 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 11,843 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river is primarily fed by rainfall and snowmelt, and its flow can be affected by dam releases upstream. Specific tributaries and dams that may impact the river's flow at this location are not mentioned. Seasonally, the river tends to experience higher flows in the spring due to snowmelt and rainfall, and lower flows in the summer and fall. One interesting fact about the hydrology of the Kentucky River is that it is a primary source of drinking water for over one million people in Kentucky.
August 23, 2026
| Elevation | 463.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 10.12 ft |
| Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, mg/L as N | 0.0 mg/l as N |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 3850.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 386.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 6.9 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 55.0 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.8 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 26.1 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 239% |
| Year Over Year Average | 2,190 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 120,000 cfs |
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