Rivers in Kentucky

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - 68/80

Christian County, KentuckyNWS HLHK2USGS 03437480West Paducah office

Below flood stage
4.28ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
15.00 ft
Record crest
20.96 ft2016

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood19.00 ft
Moderate flood17.00 ft
Minor flood15.00 ft
Action13.00 ft

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.

#DateStage
1July 7, 201620.96 ft
2February 28, 202119.48 ft
3April 4, 202519.33 ft
4June 16, 201018.23 ft
5February 23, 201817.91 ft
6December 21, 201317.75 ft
7August 4, 202317.63 ft
8April 25, 201117.60 ft
9February 16, 202517.12 ft
10September 28, 202316.19 ft
11May 9, 202416.17 ft
12January 1, 202216.15 ft
13February 24, 201916.07 ft
14May 15, 202416.04 ft
15March 3, 202015.74 ft
16February 18, 202215.71 ft
17March 25, 202315.43 ft
18February 5, 201415.39 ft
19May 27, 202415.07 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 4, 2025: 19.33 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 17.12 ft
  • May 27, 2024: 15.07 ft
  • May 15, 2024: 16.04 ft
  • May 9, 2024: 16.17 ft
  • September 28, 2023: 16.19 ft
  • August 4, 2023: 17.63 ft
  • March 25, 2023: 15.43 ft
  • February 18, 2022: 15.71 ft
  • January 1, 2022: 16.15 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.