Rivers in Kentucky

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - Bypass

Christian County, KentuckyNWS HLBK2USGS 03437495West Paducah office

Below flood stage
5.85ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 9:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
18.00 ft
Record crest
21.35 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood18.00 ft
Action16.00 ft
  1. 18.00 ftFlood Stage. Street flooding begins.
  2. 16.00 ftFarmland in the vicinity of the river gauge begins to flood.

Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.

#DateStage
1July 7, 201621.35 ft
2April 4, 202521.20 ft
3February 28, 202121.15 ft
4February 15, 202520.16 ft
5June 16, 201019.79 ft
6April 27, 201119.50 ft
7February 23, 201819.33 ft
8December 21, 201318.96 ft
9May 9, 202418.73 ft
10March 3, 202018.73 ft
11September 29, 202318.67 ft
12January 1, 202218.45 ft
13February 24, 201918.34 ft
14February 5, 201418.30 ft
15April 12, 202218.22 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 4, 2025: 21.20 ft
  • February 15, 2025: 20.16 ft
  • May 9, 2024: 18.73 ft
  • September 29, 2023: 18.67 ft
  • April 12, 2022: 18.22 ft
  • January 1, 2022: 18.45 ft
  • February 28, 2021: 21.15 ft
  • March 3, 2020: 18.73 ft
  • February 24, 2019: 18.34 ft
  • February 23, 2018: 19.33 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.