River Levels
Kentucky river levels
Live streamflow for 112 gauged Kentucky reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
60% of gauged Kentucky rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 26, 2026.
Of 67 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 23 are below normal (7 of them much below), 40 are in the normal range, and 4 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/kentucky.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio RiverOhio River at Louisville, KY | 50,500 cfs13.23 ft | 32,800 cfs | Normal68th percentile · 97 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 12.5 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Ohio RiverOhio River at Water Tower at Louisville, KY | 46,800 cfs13.14 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Ohio RiverOhio River at Markland Dam near Warsaw, KY | 37,600 cfs14.82 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 15.2 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Ohio RiverOhio River at Greenup Dam near Greenup, KY | 22,000 cfs13.31 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 14.1 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Green RiverGreen River at Lock 2 at Calhoun, KY | 2,970 cfs10.79 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 11 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Barren RiverBarren River at Bowling Green, KY | 2,400 cfs8.11 ft | 2,570 cfs | Normal45th percentile · 62 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 8 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Green RiverGreen River at Lock 1 at Spottsville, KY | 2,360 cfs10.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Kentucky RiverKentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport, KY | 851 cfs8.61 ft | 1,570 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 50 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 8.7 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Levisa ForkLevisa Fork at Prestonsburg, KY | 802 cfs2.82 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Levisa ForkLevisa Fork at Paintsville, KY | 518 cfs3.02 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.7 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Kentucky RiverKentucky River at Lock 5 near Tyrone, KY | 497 cfs9.21 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Kentucky RiverKentucky River at Lock 11 near College Hill, KY | 461 cfs11.02 ft | 768 cfs | Below normal17th percentile · 23 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Levisa ForkLevisa Fork at Pikeville, KY | 280 cfs6.35 ft | 602 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 57 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Green RiverGreen River at Mammoth Cave, KY | 266 cfs8.53 ft | 358 cfs | Normal37th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 8.5 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Cumberland RiverCumberland River at Cumberland Falls, KY | 199 cfs1.50 ft | 380 cfs | Normal32nd percentile · 117 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Cumberland RiverCumberland R at Pine ST BR at Pineville, KY | 187 cfs6.53 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 169 cfs by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Dix RiverDix River at Dix Dam near Burgin, KY | 173 cfs5.10 ft | 420 cfs | Normal31st percentile · 16 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Pond CreekLicking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY | 157 cfs6.04 ft | 803 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 19 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Cumberland RiverCumberland River near Harlan, KY | 145 cfs1.99 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Licking RiverLicking River at Mckinneysburg, KY | 144 cfs4.28 ft | 588 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 53 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Licking RiverLicking River at Blue Lick Springs, KY | 131 cfs4.37 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Salt RiverSalt River at Shepherdsville, KY | 122 cfs1.14 ft | 166 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 41 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.1 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| North Fork Kentucky RiverNorth Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, KY | 122 cfs4.34 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Green RiverGreen River at Paradise, KY | 107 cfs0.60 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS forecast: 116 cfs by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Beargrass CreekBeargrass Creek at River Road at Louisville, KY | 75 cfs7.97 ft | 15 cfs | Above normal87th percentile · 17 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Elkhorn CreekElkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY | 69 cfs2.22 ft | 73 cfs | Normal47th percentile · 111 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.2 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Nolin RiverNolin River at White Mills, KY | 60 cfs0.99 ft | 86 cfs | Normal27th percentile · 67 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Middle Fork Kentucky RiverMiddle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, KY | 45 cfs4.40 ft | 252 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 65 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Sandy RiverLittle Sandy River at Grayson, KY | 44 cfs4.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.1 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big South Fork Cumberland RiverSouth Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, KY | 43 cfs1.13 ft | 153 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 83 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Little Sandy RiverLittle Sandy River below Grayson Dam near Leon, KY | 42 cfs86.19 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Mayfield CreekMayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, KY | 39 cfs6.97 ft | 18 cfs | Above normal84th percentile · 34 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Town BranchTown Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY | 38 cfs1.43 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Red RiverRed River at Dot, KY | 38 cfs5.54 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Pond CreekPond Creek at Pendleton Road near Louisville, KY | 38 cfs4.58 ft | 26 cfs | Normal62nd percentile · 27 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Drakes CreekDrakes Creek near Alvaton, KY | 38 cfs4.03 ft | 68 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 66 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Obion CreekObion Creek near Arlington, KY | 36 cfs12.13 ft | 44 cfs | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Red RiverRed River at Clay City, KY | 35 cfs2.62 ft | 47 cfs | Normal39th percentile · 94 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.6 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Middle Fork Kentucky RiverMiddle FK Kentucky River at HWY28 near Buckhorn, KY | 34 cfs3.68 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Licking RiverSouth Fork Licking River at Hayes, KY | 33 cfs2.71 ft | 56 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 13 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Slate CreekSlate Creek at Highway 713 near MT. Sterling, KY | 33 cfs1.94 ft | 19 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 26 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Clear ForkClear Fork at Saxton, KY | 30 cfs5.40 ft | 84 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 57 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Poor Fork Cumberland RiverPoor Fork at Cumberland, KY | 28 cfs3.45 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Floyds ForkFloyds Fork near Pewee Valley, KY | 26 cfs3.77 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Kentucky RiverSouth Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, KY | 25 cfs3.16 ft | 64 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 99 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Rockcastle RiverRockcastle River at Billows, KY | 25 cfs0.99 ft | 55 cfs | Normal28th percentile · 89 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Rolling ForkRolling Fork at New Haven, KY | 25 cfs3.27 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Elkhorn CreekNorth Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown, KY | 21 cfs3.82 ft | 26 cfs | Normal42nd percentile · 33 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bayou de ChienBayou DE Chien near Clinton, KY | 21 cfs7.00 ft | 21 cfs | Normal48th percentile · 87 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Dix RiverDix River near Danville, KY | 19 cfs0.70 ft | 15 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 84 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Licking RiverLicking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KY | 18 cfs4.70 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| North Fork Triplett CreekNorth Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead, KY | 17 cfs4.71 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Salt RiverSalt River at Glensboro, KY | 16 cfs2.77 ft | 25 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 24 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| North Fork Kentucky RiverNorth Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, KY | 15 cfs1.23 ft | 12 cfs | Normal56th percentile · 27 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Brashears CreekBrashears Creek at Taylorsville, KY | 14 cfs5.66 ft | 28 cfs | Normal36th percentile · 45 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bacon CreekBacon Creek near Priceville, KY | 14 cfs3.35 ft | 14 cfs | Normal49th percentile · 16 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Russell CreekRussell Creek near Columbia, KY | 14 cfs1.65 ft | 36 cfs | Below normal15th percentile · 87 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| South Fork Licking RiverSouth Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, KY | 13 cfs4.86 ft | 10 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.8 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage. |
| Cedar CreekCedar Creek at Thixton Road near Louisville, KY | 13 cfs0.52 ft | 8.7 cfs | Normal67th percentile · 27 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Crocus CreekCrocus Creek near Amandaville, KY | 12 cfs3.59 ft | 41 cfs | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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