Rivers in Kentucky

Beech Fork at Bardstown

Nelson County, KentuckyNWS BTDK2USGS 03301000Louisville office

No flood stages set
3.03ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:45 AM EDT

Record crest
47.13 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 59.50 ftRoadway on bridge floods.

Crest history

48 crests on NOAA’s list since 1942.

#DateStage
1May 3, 201047.13 ft
2April 4, 202546.69 ft
3December 9, 197846.00 ft
4May 8, 198445.50 ft
5March 5, 196443.50 ft
6April 29, 197043.00 ft
7April 15, 197242.40 ft
8February 16, 202542.29 ft
9June 30, 202040.94 ft
10January 11, 197440.40 ft
11February 18, 197640.00 ft
12March 29, 197539.70 ft
13February 28, 196239.65 ft
14November 19, 195739.50 ft
15December 13, 194939.25 ft
16February 14, 194839.20 ft
17April 5, 200839.12 ft
18January 21, 195939.00 ft
19March 20, 200238.80 ft
20May 9, 196138.70 ft
21February 15, 194938.50 ft
22May 4, 201138.23 ft
23March 23, 195238.20 ft
24December 23, 197038.00 ft
25February 16, 200337.84 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 4, 2025: 46.69 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 42.29 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 36.08 ft
  • June 30, 2020: 40.94 ft
  • April 4, 2015: 34.61 ft
  • July 7, 2013: 37.72 ft
  • November 29, 2011: 33.77 ft
  • May 4, 2011: 38.23 ft
  • May 3, 2010: 47.13 ft
  • April 5, 2008: 39.12 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.