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 17
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July
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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 180,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 20.15 ft.

Meanwhile, the Bayou De Chien Near Clinton is seeing a spike today — up 539% 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 180,000 cfs

Gauge stage 20.15 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Bayou De Chien Near Clinton +539%

Now 241 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 Old Shawneetown, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03381700
152,000 cfs 18.98 ft · 73°F 334 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Ohio River At Cannelton Dam At Cannelton, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03303280
57,900 cfs 12.53 ft 72°F 74°F 391 ft Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon
Ohio River At Markland Dam Near Warsaw, Ky
14 hours ago · USGS 03277200
44,700 cfs 15.12 ft 85°F 89°F 454 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Ohio River At Greenup Dam Near Greenup, Ky
15 hours ago · USGS 03216600
19,800 cfs 14.02 ft · 92°F 513 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03320000
18,900 cfs 14.84 ft · 73°F 386 ft Lower Green
Green River At Paradise, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03316500
14,000 cfs 9.69 ft · 73°F 395 ft Middle Green
Kentucky River At Lock 2 At Lockport, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03290500
5,660 cfs 10.79 ft 81°F 91°F 463 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 3 At Gest, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03290080
5,510 cfs 10.01 ft · 91°F 473 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 4 At Frankfort, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287500
5,120 cfs 8.56 ft 79°F 91°F 499 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 5 Near Tyrone, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287250
5,010 cfs 10.89 ft · 90°F 504 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 6 Near Salvisa, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287000
4,650 cfs 11.85 ft · 89°F 555 ft Lower Kentucky
Kentucky River At Lock 7 At Highbridge, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03286500
4,350 cfs 11.50 ft · 88°F 548 ft Lower Kentucky
Licking River At Catawba, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03253500
3,090 cfs 8.42 ft · 89°F 583 ft Licking
Kentucky River At Lock 8 Near Camp Nelson, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284500
2,990 cfs 13.55 ft · 89°F 586 ft Lower Kentucky
Salt River At Shepherdsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298500
2,490 cfs 3.81 ft · 89°F 408 ft Salt
Kentucky River At Lock 9 At Valley View, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284230
2,470 cfs 12.53 ft · 89°F 591 ft Lower Kentucky
Licking River At Mckinneysburg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03251500
2,290 cfs 8.23 ft · 91°F 574 ft Licking
Kentucky River At Lock 10 Near Winchester, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03284000
2,070 cfs 11.25 ft · 90°F 604 ft Lower Kentucky
Green River At Munfordville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03308500
2,050 cfs 5.64 ft 63°F 73°F 553 ft Upper Green
Kentucky River At Lock 11 Near College Hill, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282290
1,610 cfs 12.10 ft · 90°F 597 ft Upper Kentucky
Licking River At Blue Lick Springs, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03250500
1,590 cfs 8.28 ft · 90°F 613 ft Licking
Cumberland River At Cumberland Falls, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03404500
1,520 cfs 2.50 ft · 70°F 835 ft Upper Cumberland
Cumberland River At Williamsburg, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03404000
1,190 cfs 4.47 ft · 89°F 915 ft Upper Cumberland
Kentucky River At Lock 14 At Heidelberg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282000
1,110 cfs 9.98 ft · 89°F 630 ft Upper Kentucky
Tradewater River At Olney, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03383000
1,000 cfs 7.77 ft · 75°F 403 ft Tradewater
Rolling Fork Near Boston, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301500
786 cfs 7.03 ft · 89°F 434 ft Rolling Fork
Levisa Fork At Paintsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03212500
726 cfs 3.43 ft · 90°F 604 ft Lower Levisa
Tug Fork At Williamson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03213700
557 cfs 3.80 ft · 92°F 623 ft Tug
Barren River At Bowling Green, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03314500
493 cfs 4.68 ft · 73°F 430 ft Barren
Nolin River At White Mills, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03310300
461 cfs 2.63 ft · 87°F 615 ft Upper Green
Pond River Near Apex, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03320500
437 cfs 10.34 ft · 73°F 420 ft Pond
Beech Fork At Bardstown, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03301000
397 cfs 4.79 ft · 89°F 462 ft Rolling Fork
South Fork Licking River At Hayes, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03253000
387 cfs 3.92 ft · 90°F 568 ft South Fork Licking
North Fork Kentucky River At Jackson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03280000
363 cfs 1.78 ft · 90°F 727 ft North Fork Kentucky
Elkhorn Creek Near Frankfort, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289500
350 cfs 2.99 ft 83°F 89°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Levisa Fork At Pikeville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03209500
293 cfs 6.38 ft · 93°F 681 ft Lower Levisa
South Fork Kentucky River At Booneville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281500
267 cfs 4.50 ft · 90°F 669 ft South Fork Kentucky
Clear Fork At Saxton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03403910
255 cfs 6.62 ft · 90°F 964 ft Upper Cumberland
Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03406500
225 cfs 2.33 ft · 89°F 888 ft Rockcastle
Beech Fork At Maud, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03300400
188 cfs 9.93 ft · 89°F 560 ft Rolling Fork
Cumberland River Near Harlan, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03401000
171 cfs 2.12 ft · 86°F 1,170 ft Upper Cumberland
Red River At Clay City, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03283500
161 cfs 3.40 ft · 90°F 641 ft Upper Kentucky
Drakes Creek Near Alvaton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03314000
160 cfs 4.79 ft · 73°F 458 ft Barren
Pond Creek At Pendleton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302030
140 cfs 5.75 ft 84°F 89°F 413 ft Salt
Brashears Creek At Taylorsville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03295890
126 cfs 6.68 ft · 89°F 506 ft Salt
Middle Fork Kentucky River At Tallega, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281000
116 cfs 5.14 ft · 89°F 669 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
Caney Creek Near Horse Branch, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03318800
116 cfs 3.02 ft · 73°F 426 ft Rough
South Elkhorn Creek Near Midway, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289300
111 cfs 4.80 ft · 88°F 809 ft Lower Kentucky
Buck Creek Near Shopville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03407500
101 cfs 2.14 ft · 88°F 838 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Floyds Fork Near Mt Washington, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298200
98 cfs 4.42 ft 82°F 88°F 461 ft Salt
North Elkhorn Creek At Georgetown, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03288100
96 cfs 4.40 ft · 88°F 814 ft Lower Kentucky
Salt River At Glensboro, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03295400
84 cfs 3.30 ft · 89°F 594 ft Salt
Clarks River At Almo, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03610200
75 cfs 5.10 ft · 72°F 435 ft Lower Tennessee
Bacon Creek Near Priceville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03310400
69 cfs 4.28 ft · 73°F 606 ft Upper Green
Pond Creek Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302000
63 cfs 3.70 ft 83°F 89°F 452 ft Salt
Dix River Near Danville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03285000
57 cfs 1.29 ft · 88°F 812 ft Lower Kentucky
Eagle Creek At Glencoe, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03291500
56 cfs 2.32 ft · 88°F 559 ft Lower Kentucky
Floyds Fork At Fisherville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298000
54 cfs 1.08 ft 82°F 88°F 543 ft Salt
Little Sandy River At Grayson, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03216500
54 cfs 4.29 ft · 90°F 579 ft Little Sandy
North Fork Kentucky River At Hazard, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277500
52 cfs 4.15 ft · 92°F 871 ft North Fork Kentucky
Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289200
52 cfs 1.57 ft 72°F 88°F 842 ft Lower Kentucky
Licking River Below Mason Fork Nr Salyersville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03248300
49 cfs 5.22 ft · 89°F 864 ft Licking
Tygarts Creek Near Greenup, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03217000
44 cfs 2.84 ft · 92°F 617 ft Little Scioto-Tygarts
Russell Creek Near Columbia, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03307000
39 cfs 2.13 ft 85°F 73°F 668 ft Upper Green
West Fork Drakes Creek Near Franklin, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03313700
37 cfs 7.13 ft · 73°F 592 ft Barren
Poor Fork At Cumberland, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400500
35 cfs 3.50 ft · 90°F 1,446 ft Upper Cumberland
Bayou De Chien Near Clinton, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 07024000
35 cfs 7.29 ft · 73°F 344 ft Bayou De Chien-Mayfield
Sturgeon Creek At Cressmont, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282040
34 cfs 2.16 ft · 90°F 720 ft Upper Kentucky
N Elkhorn Cr At Bryan Station Rd At Montrose, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287600
31 cfs 1.91 ft 77°F 88°F 917 ft Lower Kentucky
Goose Creek At Manchester, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03281100
30 cfs 6.16 ft · 91°F 848 ft South Fork Kentucky
Johns Creek Near Meta, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03210000
25 cfs 3.56 ft · 92°F 741 ft Lower Levisa
North Fork Licking River Near Mt Olivet, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03251200
25 cfs 1.86 ft · 90°F 664 ft Licking
Red River Near Hazel Green, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03282500
23 cfs 2.94 ft · 89°F 890 ft Upper Kentucky
North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250100
23 cfs 4.79 ft · 90°F 705 ft Licking
South Fork Panther Creek Near Whitesville, Ky
13 hours ago · USGS 03321350
22 cfs 5.87 ft · 73°F 414 ft Lower Green
Cedar Creek At Thixton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298250
21 cfs · 75°F 88°F 564 ft Salt
Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250190
20 cfs 1.64 ft · 89°F 777 ft Licking
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Lexington Rd At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03293500
19 cfs 2.58 ft 75°F 90°F 448 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
North Fork Nolin River At Hodgenville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03310000
17 cfs 3.81 ft · 86°F 712 ft Upper Green
Martins Fork Near Smith, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400800
16 cfs 7.45 ft 75°F 90°F 1,305 ft Upper Cumberland
Martins Fork Above Smith, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03400785
15 cfs · · 86°F 1,376 ft Upper Cumberland
Northern Ditch At Okolona, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301940
14 cfs 4.45 ft 77°F 90°F 454 ft Salt
North Fork Kentucky River At Whitesburg, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277300
13 cfs 1.14 ft · 92°F 1,149 ft North Fork Kentucky
Lynn Camp Creek At Corbin, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03404900
13 cfs 3.00 ft · 90°F 1,064 ft Upper Cumberland
Wolf Run At Old Frankfort Pike At Lexington, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289193
13 cfs 1.27 ft 74°F 89°F 877 ft Lower Kentucky
M Fk Beargrass Cr At Old Cannons Ln At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03293000
12 cfs · 74°F 89°F 481 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Cutshin Creek At Wooton, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03280700
11 cfs 1.50 ft · 91°F 876 ft Middle Fork Kentucky
South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03289000
11 cfs 2.90 ft 75°F 88°F 855 ft Lower Kentucky
Brier Creek At Pendelton Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03302050
10 cfs 1.63 ft 76°F 88°F 444 ft Salt
Beaver Creek Near Monticello, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03413200
10 cfs 2.15 ft · 89°F 826 ft Upper Cumberland-Lake Cumberland
Eagle Creek At Sadieville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03291000
9 cfs 1.22 ft · 89°F 771 ft Lower Kentucky
Floyds Fork Near Pewee Valley, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03297900
9 cfs 3.82 ft 81°F 88°F 605 ft Salt
Green River Near Mckinney, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03305000
9 cfs 1.26 ft · 87°F 912 ft Upper Green
Chenoweth Run At Gelhaus Lane Near Fern Creek, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298150
8 cfs 2.95 ft 77°F 88°F 540 ft Salt
N Elkhorn Cr At Winchester Rd Nr Lexington, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03287590
8 cfs 2.44 ft 41°F 88°F 932 ft Lower Kentucky
South Fork Beargrass Creek At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292500
7 cfs 1.86 ft 76°F 90°F 461 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Goose Creek At Old Westport Rd Nr St Matthews, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292474
6 cfs 1.08 ft 71°F 90°F 548 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Mud Lick Cr At Hwy 42 Nr Beaverlick, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03277130
5 cfs 1.20 ft 64°F 90°F 506 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Gunpowder Cr At Camp Ernst Rd Nr Union, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03277075
5 cfs 1.18 ft 62°F 89°F 715 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Hinkston Creek Near Carlisle, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03252300
5 cfs 2.61 ft · 90°F 797 ft South Fork Licking
Twelvemile Creek At Highway 1997 Nr Alexandria, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03238745
5 cfs 1.62 ft 62°F 90°F 507 ft Ohio Brush-Whiteoak
Little Goose Creek Near Harrods Creek, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03292480
5 cfs 3.29 ft 75°F 89°F 507 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Long Lick At Clermont, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298550
4 cfs 1.33 ft · 89°F 465 ft Salt
Massac Creek Near Paducah, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03611260
4 cfs 3.03 ft · 73°F 364 ft Lower Ohio
Muddy Fk At Mockingbird Valley Rd At Louisville, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03293530
4 cfs · 73°F 90°F 427 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Cedar Creek At Hwy 1442 Near Shepherdsville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03297800
3 cfs 1.98 ft 77°F 89°F 437 ft Salt
Pennslyvania Run At Mt Washington Rd Nr Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03298300
3 cfs 1.21 ft 80°F 88°F 534 ft Salt
Fern Creek At Old Bardstown Rd At Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03301900
2 cfs 1.51 ft 65°F 89°F 559 ft Salt
Grapevine Creek Near Phyllis, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03207965
2 cfs 1.23 ft · 93°F 808 ft Upper Levisa
Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 Nr Erlanger, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03254550
2 cfs 1.18 ft 65°F 89°F 559 ft Licking
Rock Lick Cr At State Hwy 158 Nr Sharkey, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03250322
2 cfs · 76°F 91°F 652 ft Licking
Fourmile Creek At Poplar Ridge Rd Nr Alexandria, Ky
12 hours ago · USGS 03238772
1 cfs 1.67 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 1.46 ft 62°F 90°F 770 ft Middle Ohio-Laughery
Mill Creek At Orell Road Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03294570
0 cfs · 79°F 89°F 416 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Mill Creek Cutoff Near Louisville, Ky
11 hours ago · USGS 03294550
0 cfs 2.57 ft · 89°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.