Rivers and flooding in Kentucky
193 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Kentucky. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in Kentucky in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Little Sandy River at Grayson19% chance of major flooding
- Red River at Clay City9% chance of major flooding
- Cumberland River at Williamsburg7% chance of major flooding
- Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill6% chance of major flooding
- Cumberland River at Baxter11% chance of moderate flooding
- South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville5% chance of major flooding
- Cumberland River at Pineville9% chance of moderate flooding
- Kentucky River near Ravenna6% chance of moderate flooding
- Green River (KY) above Woodbury17% chance of minor flooding
- Green River (KY) at Paradise16% chance of minor flooding
- Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe13% chance of minor flooding
- Green River (KY) at Rochester13% chance of minor flooding
31 of the 49 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Kentucky have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Bacon Creek
Banklick Creek
Barren River
Bayou De Chien
Beargrass Creek
Beaver Creek (Cumberland River KY)
Beaver Creek (Levisa Fork KY)
Beech Fork
Big Creek
Big Sandy River (KY)
Blaine Creek
Brashears Creek
Buck Creek
Cane Run Creek
Caney Creek (KY)
Carr Creek
Chenoweth Run
Clarks River (KY)
Clear Fork
Cumberland River
- Cumberland River at BarbourvilleBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Barkley Lake PoolNo flood stages set
- Cumberland River at Barkley Lake TailwaterNo flood stages set
- Cumberland River at BaxterReading out of date
- Cumberland River at BurkesvilleBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at Cumberland FallsNo flood stages set
- Cumberland River at Lake CumberlandBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at LoyallNo flood stages set
- Cumberland River at PinevilleBelow flood stage
- Cumberland River at WilliamsburgBelow flood stage
Cutshin Creek
Dix River
Drakes Creek
Dry Creek
Eagle Creek (KY)
East Hickman Creek
Elijahs Creek
Elkhorn Creek
Floyds Fork
Fourmile Creek
Goose Creek
Goose Creek (C KY)
Grapevine Creek
Green River (KY)
- Green River (KY) at BrownsvilleNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at Calhoun Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at Green River LakeBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at GreensburgNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at LivermoreNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at Mammoth CaveBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at McKinneyNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at MunfordvilleBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at ParadiseBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at RochesterBelow flood stage
- Green River (KY) at RockportNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at SpottsvilleNo flood stages set
- Green River (KY) at WoodburyBelow flood stage
Gunpowder Creek
Hinkston Creek
Houston Creek (KY)
Johns Creek
Kentucky River
- Kentucky River at Camp NelsonBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at Ford LockBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at Frankfort LockBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at GestNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at HeidelbergBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at High Bridge LockBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at Kentucky Lock 1 at CarrolltonNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at Lock 11 near College HillNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at Lock 13 near WillowNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at LockportBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at RavennaBelow flood stage
- Kentucky River at SalvisaNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at TyroneNo flood stages set
- Kentucky River at Valley ViewBelow flood stage
Left Fork Peter Creek
Levisa Fork
Licking River
- Licking River at Blue Licks SpringBelow flood stage
- Licking River at ButlerNo flood stages set
- Licking River at CatawbaBelow flood stage
- Licking River at Cave Run LakeBelow flood stage
- Licking River at FalmouthBelow flood stage
- Licking River at FarmersNo flood stages set
- Licking River at McKinneysburgBelow flood stage
- Licking River at SalyersvilleBelow flood stage
- Licking River at VisaliaNo flood stages set
Little River (KY)
Little Sandy River
Lynn Camp Creek
Massac Creek
Meldrum
Middle Fork Beargrass Creek
Middle Fork Kentucky River
Mill Creek (KY)
Mississippi River
Mud Lick Creek
Nolin River
North Elkhorn Creek
North Fork Kentucky River
North Fork Licking River
North Fork Little River
North Fork Triplett Creek
Northern Ditch
Ohio River
- Ohio RiverNo flood stages set
- Ohio River at AshlandBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at HendersonBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup LockBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at Louisville Water TowerNo flood stages set
- Ohio River at Markland LowerBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at MaysvilleBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at McAlpine LowerBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at McAlpine UpperBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at OwensboroBelow flood stage
- Ohio River at PaducahBelow flood stage
Paint Creek
Pennsylvania Run
Pond Creek
Pond Creek (C KY)
Pond River (KY)
Poor Fork Cumberland River
Red River
Red River (TN)
Right Fork Beaver Creek
Rock Lick Creek
Rockcastle River
Rolling Fork
Rolling Fork River
Rough River
Russell Creek (KY)
Russell Fork
Salt River
Salt River (KY)
Sand Run
Shelby Creek
Slate Creek
South Elkhorn Creek
South Fork Beargrass Creek
South Fork Cumberland River
South Fork Kentucky River
South Fork Licking River
South Fork Little River
South Fork Panther Creek
Stoner Creek
Sturgeon Creek
Taylor Creek
Tennessee River
Tradewater River
Twelvemile Creek
Tygarts Creek
West Fork Drakes Creek
West Hickman Creek
Woolper Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.