Kentucky River Levels
Current river levels and flood stages for 18 rivers gauged in Kentucky.
Kentucky gauge register
Reporting gauge groups and their current flood status
| RiverRiver | ReportingReporting | Flood statusFlood status |
|---|---|---|
| Barren River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Beaver Creek (KY, TN) | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Cumberland River | 16 gauges16 gauges | normalnormal |
| Eagle Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Elkhorn Creek | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Green River | 5 gauges5 gauges | normalnormal |
| Kentucky River | 5 gauges5 gauges | normalnormal |
| Licking River | 6 gauges6 gauges | normalnormal |
| Little River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Mill Creek (IN) | 3 gauges3 gauges | normalnormal |
| Mississippi River | 71 gauges71 gauges | normalnormal |
| Ohio River | 21 gauges21 gauges | normalnormal |
| Paint Creek | 2 gauges2 gauges | normalnormal |
| Red River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Red River (KY, TN) | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Rough River | 1 gauge1 gauge | normalnormal |
| Salt River | 2 gauges2 gauges | normalnormal |
| Tennessee River | 9 gauges9 gauges | normalnormal |
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Kentucky river levels: common questions
Is any river flooding in Kentucky right now?
No gauge in the state is above flood stage. No gauge is above action stage either.
Which rivers are gauged in Kentucky?
18 in total, listed above. The most heavily instrumented is the Mississippi River, with 120 gauges. A river appears under every state it runs through, so a page reached from here may cover reaches outside Kentucky as well.
What is the difference between flood stage and action stage?
Action stage is the level at which the Weather Service starts paying attention and agencies begin preparing. Flood stage is the level at which water starts affecting property or roads at that specific location. Both are set per gauge by the local Weather Service office, which is why two gauges on the same river can have very different numbers.