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.
Streamflow levels across Kentucky are currently 199% of normal, with the Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton reporting the highest discharge in the state at 112,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 15.59 ft.
Meanwhile, the Licking River At Catawba is seeing a spike today — up 73% 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.
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
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 15.59 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 2,710 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Kentucky.
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.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
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Ohio River At Old Shawneetown, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03381700 |
180,000 cfs | 20.15 ft | · | 75°F | 334 ft | Lower Ohio-Bay |
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Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03303280 |
96,000 cfs | 15.08 ft | 72°F | 73°F | 391 ft | Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon |
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Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03277200 |
57,300 cfs | 17.54 ft | 84°F | 72°F | 454 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Ohio River At Greenup Dam Near Greenup, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03216600 |
41,100 cfs | 15.36 ft | · | 71°F | 513 ft | Little Scioto-Tygarts |
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Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03320000 |
23,800 cfs | 15.63 ft | · | 75°F | 386 ft | Lower Green |
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Green River At Paradise, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03316500 |
18,100 cfs | 11.67 ft | · | 72°F | 395 ft | Middle Green |
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Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03290500 |
8,380 cfs | 11.67 ft | 77°F | 72°F | 463 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 3 At Gest, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03290080 |
7,090 cfs | 10.74 ft | · | 72°F | 473 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 5 Near Tyrone, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03287250 |
6,860 cfs | 11.38 ft | · | 72°F | 504 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 4 At Frankfort, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03287500 |
6,640 cfs | 8.93 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 499 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 6 Near Salvisa, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03287000 |
6,210 cfs | 12.37 ft | · | 72°F | 555 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 7 At Highbridge, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03286500 |
5,760 cfs | 12.15 ft | · | 72°F | 548 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 9 At Valley View, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03284230 |
4,890 cfs | 13.82 ft | · | 72°F | 591 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03284500 |
4,590 cfs | 14.39 ft | · | 72°F | 586 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Kentucky River At Lock 10 Near Winchester, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03284000 |
4,560 cfs | 12.59 ft | · | 71°F | 604 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Licking River At Catawba, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03253500 |
2,980 cfs | 8.34 ft | · | 72°F | 583 ft | Licking |
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Kentucky River At Lock 11 Near College Hill, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03282290 |
2,870 cfs | 13.02 ft | · | 68°F | 597 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Cumberland River At Cumberland Falls, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03404500 |
2,770 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 69°F | 835 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Salt River At Shepherdsville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298500 |
2,680 cfs | 3.94 ft | · | 73°F | 408 ft | Salt |
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Licking River At Blue Lick Springs, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03250500 |
2,290 cfs | 9.43 ft | · | 71°F | 613 ft | Licking |
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Kentucky River At Lock 14 At Heidelberg, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03282000 |
2,250 cfs | 10.78 ft | · | 67°F | 630 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Green River At Munfordville, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03308500 |
2,230 cfs | 5.92 ft | 63°F | 73°F | 553 ft | Upper Green |
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Licking River At Mckinneysburg, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03251500 |
2,190 cfs | 8.13 ft | · | 71°F | 574 ft | Licking |
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Cumberland River At Williamsburg, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03404000 |
2,030 cfs | 5.60 ft | · | 66°F | 915 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Tradewater River At Olney, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03383000 |
1,810 cfs | 11.82 ft | · | 72°F | 403 ft | Tradewater |
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Rolling Fork Near Boston, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03301500 |
1,070 cfs | 8.12 ft | · | 73°F | 434 ft | Rolling Fork |
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Levisa Fork At Paintsville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03212500 |
970 cfs | 3.90 ft | · | 64°F | 604 ft | Lower Levisa |
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Pond River Near Apex, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03320500 |
944 cfs | 13.77 ft | · | 75°F | 420 ft | Pond |
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Tug Fork At Williamson, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03213700 |
746 cfs | 4.30 ft | · | 70°F | 623 ft | Tug |
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South Fork Licking River At Hayes, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03253000 |
746 cfs | 4.62 ft | · | 71°F | 568 ft | South Fork Licking |
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Barren River At Bowling Green, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03314500 |
644 cfs | 5.03 ft | · | 73°F | 430 ft | Barren |
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Nolin River At White Mills, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03310300 |
631 cfs | 3.12 ft | · | 72°F | 615 ft | Upper Green |
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Beech Fork At Bardstown, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03301000 |
597 cfs | 5.30 ft | · | 72°F | 462 ft | Rolling Fork |
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South Fork Kentucky River At Booneville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03281500 |
552 cfs | 5.29 ft | · | 64°F | 669 ft | South Fork Kentucky |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Jackson, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03280000 |
497 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 67°F | 727 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Clear Fork At Saxton, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03403910 |
478 cfs | 7.45 ft | · | 66°F | 964 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Levisa Fork At Pikeville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03209500 |
452 cfs | 6.93 ft | · | 64°F | 681 ft | Lower Levisa |
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Elkhorn Creek Near Frankfort, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03289500 |
432 cfs | 3.15 ft | 81°F | 71°F | 559 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Red River At Clay City, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03283500 |
363 cfs | 4.02 ft | · | 67°F | 641 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky
18 hours ago · USGS 03406500 |
318 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 67°F | 888 ft | Rockcastle |
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Cumberland River Near Harlan, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03401000 |
302 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 71°F | 1,170 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Beech Fork At Maud, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03300400 |
282 cfs | 10.22 ft | · | 72°F | 560 ft | Rolling Fork |
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Bayou De Chien Near Clinton, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 07024000 |
241 cfs | 9.04 ft | · | 72°F | 344 ft | Bayou De Chien-Mayfield |
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Buck Creek Near Shopville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03407500 |
219 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 66°F | 838 ft | Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland |
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Brashears Creek At Taylorsville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03295890 |
205 cfs | 7.03 ft | · | 72°F | 506 ft | Salt |
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Drakes Creek Near Alvaton, Ky
19 hours ago · USGS 03314000 |
203 cfs | 4.98 ft | · | 73°F | 458 ft | Barren |
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Caney Creek Near Horse Branch, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03318800 |
198 cfs | 3.36 ft | · | 72°F | 426 ft | Rough |
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Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03281000 |
147 cfs | 5.36 ft | · | 68°F | 669 ft | Middle Fork Kentucky |
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Floyds Fork Near Mt Washington, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298200 |
143 cfs | 4.65 ft | 83°F | 73°F | 461 ft | Salt |
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North Elkhorn Creek At Georgetown, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03288100 |
134 cfs | 4.57 ft | · | 71°F | 814 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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South Elkhorn Creek Near Midway, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03289300 |
123 cfs | 4.89 ft | · | 71°F | 809 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Salt River At Glensboro, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03295400 |
111 cfs | 3.45 ft | · | 72°F | 594 ft | Salt |
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Clarks River At Almo, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03610200 |
105 cfs | 5.33 ft | · | 71°F | 435 ft | Lower Tennessee |
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Martins Fork Near Smith, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03400800 |
102 cfs | 8.63 ft | 77°F | 66°F | 1,305 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Bacon Creek Near Priceville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03310400 |
94 cfs | 4.53 ft | · | 73°F | 606 ft | Upper Green |
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Eagle Creek At Glencoe, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03291500 |
76 cfs | 2.47 ft | · | 72°F | 559 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Dix River Near Danville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03285000 |
75 cfs | 1.49 ft | · | 71°F | 812 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Hazard, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03277500 |
70 cfs | 4.21 ft | · | 64°F | 871 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Floyds Fork At Fisherville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03298000 |
70 cfs | 1.21 ft | 82°F | 72°F | 543 ft | Salt |
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Little Sandy River At Grayson, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03216500 |
67 cfs | 4.44 ft | · | 70°F | 579 ft | Little Sandy |
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Tygarts Creek Near Greenup, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03217000 |
65 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 70°F | 617 ft | Little Scioto-Tygarts |
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Licking River Below Mason Fork Nr Salyersville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03248300 |
64 cfs | 5.41 ft | · | 65°F | 864 ft | Licking |
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Goose Creek At Manchester, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03281100 |
59 cfs | 6.48 ft | · | 64°F | 848 ft | South Fork Kentucky |
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North Fork Licking River Near Mt Olivet, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03251200 |
56 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 71°F | 664 ft | Licking |
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Pond Creek At Pendleton Road Near Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03302030 |
55 cfs | 4.82 ft | 83°F | 74°F | 413 ft | Salt |
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Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03289200 |
53 cfs | 1.58 ft | 72°F | 71°F | 842 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Sturgeon Creek At Cressmont, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03282040 |
48 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 67°F | 720 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Russell Creek Near Columbia, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03307000 |
48 cfs | 2.24 ft | 83°F | 72°F | 668 ft | Upper Green |
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Pond Creek Near Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03302000 |
44 cfs | 3.47 ft | 85°F | 74°F | 452 ft | Salt |
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West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03313700 |
44 cfs | 7.17 ft | · | 72°F | 592 ft | Barren |
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Poor Fork At Cumberland, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03400500 |
37 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 63°F | 1,446 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Johns Creek Near Meta, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03210000 |
36 cfs | 3.72 ft | · | 63°F | 741 ft | Lower Levisa |
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North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03250100 |
33 cfs | 4.91 ft | · | 65°F | 705 ft | Licking |
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Red River Near Hazel Green, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03282500 |
33 cfs | 3.03 ft | · | 64°F | 890 ft | Upper Kentucky |
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Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03250190 |
31 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 68°F | 777 ft | Licking |
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South Fork Panther Creek Near Whitesville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03321350 |
24 cfs | 5.90 ft | · | 73°F | 414 ft | Lower Green |
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M Fk Beargrass Cr At Lexington Rd At Louisville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03293500 |
22 cfs | 2.64 ft | 76°F | 75°F | 448 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Cutshin Creek At Wooton, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03280700 |
22 cfs | 1.68 ft | · | 64°F | 876 ft | Middle Fork Kentucky |
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Cedar Creek At Thixton Road Near Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298250 |
21 cfs | · | 77°F | 73°F | 564 ft | Salt |
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Martins Fork Above Smith, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03400785 |
20 cfs | · | · | 64°F | 1,376 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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Lynn Camp Creek At Corbin, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03404900 |
17 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 67°F | 1,064 ft | Upper Cumberland |
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South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03289000 |
17 cfs | 2.98 ft | 73°F | 72°F | 855 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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M Fk Beargrass Cr At Old Cannons Ln At Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03293000 |
17 cfs | · | 76°F | 73°F | 481 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Floyds Fork Near Pewee Valley, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03297900 |
16 cfs | 3.99 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 605 ft | Salt |
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Wolf Run At Old Frankfort Pike At Lexington, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03289193 |
15 cfs | 1.32 ft | 74°F | 72°F | 877 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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North Fork Nolin River At Hodgenville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03310000 |
14 cfs | 3.75 ft | · | 72°F | 712 ft | Upper Green |
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Beaver Creek Near Monticello, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03413200 |
13 cfs | 2.21 ft | · | 67°F | 826 ft | Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland |
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Hinkston Creek Near Carlisle, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03252300 |
13 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 70°F | 797 ft | South Fork Licking |
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North Fork Kentucky River At Whitesburg, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03277300 |
13 cfs | 1.12 ft | · | 64°F | 1,149 ft | North Fork Kentucky |
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Green River Near Mckinney, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03305000 |
12 cfs | 1.32 ft | · | 72°F | 912 ft | Upper Green |
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Eagle Creek At Sadieville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03291000 |
12 cfs | 1.27 ft | · | 72°F | 771 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Chenoweth Run At Gelhaus Lane Near Fern Creek, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298150 |
11 cfs | 3.01 ft | 84°F | 73°F | 540 ft | Salt |
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Brier Creek At Pendelton Road Near Louisville, Ky
10 hours ago · USGS 03302050 |
11 cfs | 1.65 ft | 75°F | 73°F | 444 ft | Salt |
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Northern Ditch At Okolona, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03301940 |
11 cfs | 4.39 ft | 77°F | 74°F | 454 ft | Salt |
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Massac Creek Near Paducah, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03611260 |
11 cfs | 3.06 ft | · | 72°F | 364 ft | Lower Ohio |
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South Fork Beargrass Creek At Louisville, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03292500 |
8 cfs | 1.90 ft | 74°F | 75°F | 461 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Mud Lick Cr At Hwy 42 Nr Beaverlick, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03277130 |
8 cfs | 1.28 ft | 64°F | 72°F | 506 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Gunpowder Cr At Camp Ernst Rd Nr Union, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03277075 |
7 cfs | 1.26 ft | 62°F | 72°F | 715 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Goose Creek At Old Westport Rd Nr St Matthews, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03292474 |
7 cfs | 1.11 ft | 73°F | 74°F | 548 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Twelvemile Creek At Highway 1997 Nr Alexandria, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03238745 |
6 cfs | 1.69 ft | 62°F | 73°F | 507 ft | Ohio Brush-Whiteoak |
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N Elkhorn Cr At Bryan Station Rd At Montrose, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03287600 |
6 cfs | 1.61 ft | 77°F | 71°F | 917 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Little Goose Creek Near Harrods Creek, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03292480 |
6 cfs | 3.34 ft | 76°F | 74°F | 507 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Long Lick At Clermont, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298550 |
5 cfs | 1.37 ft | · | 73°F | 465 ft | Salt |
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Muddy Fk At Mockingbird Valley Rd At Louisville, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03293530 |
5 cfs | 1.00 ft | 73°F | 75°F | 427 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Cedar Creek At Hwy 1442 Near Shepherdsville, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03297800 |
4 cfs | 2.02 ft | 76°F | 73°F | 437 ft | Salt |
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Grapevine Creek Near Phyllis, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03207965 |
3 cfs | 1.26 ft | · | 66°F | 808 ft | Upper Levisa |
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Fern Creek At Old Bardstown Rd At Louisville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03301900 |
3 cfs | 1.53 ft | 65°F | 74°F | 559 ft | Salt |
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Pennslyvania Run At Mt Washington Rd Nr Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03298300 |
3 cfs | 1.21 ft | 82°F | 73°F | 534 ft | Salt |
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Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 Nr Erlanger, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03254550 |
3 cfs | 1.23 ft | 65°F | 72°F | 559 ft | Licking |
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Rock Lick Cr At State Hwy 158 Nr Sharkey, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03250322 |
2 cfs | · | 74°F | 69°F | 652 ft | Licking |
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Elijahs Creek @ Elijahs Creek Rd Nr Hebron, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03260100 |
1 cfs | 1.47 ft | 62°F | 72°F | 770 ft | Middle Ohio-Laughery |
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Fourmile Creek At Poplar Ridge Rd Nr Alexandria, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03238772 |
1 cfs | 1.68 ft | 62°F | 73°F | 547 ft | Ohio Brush-Whiteoak |
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N Elkhorn Cr At Winchester Rd Nr Lexington, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03287590 |
1 cfs | 2.12 ft | 41°F | 72°F | 932 ft | Lower Kentucky |
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Mill Creek At Orell Road Near Louisville, Ky
1 day ago · USGS 03294570 |
1 cfs | 1.04 ft | 83°F | 74°F | 416 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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Mill Creek Cutoff Near Louisville, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03294550 |
0 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 74°F | 423 ft | Silver-Little Kentucky |
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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.