Rivers in Kentucky

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls

Whitley County, KentuckyNWS CFAK2USGS 03404500Jackson office

No flood stages set
1.59ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:30 AM EDT

Record crest
14.72 ft1984

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Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1939.

#DateStage
1May 7, 198414.72 ft
2January 29, 195714.55 ft
3February 3, 193914.15 ft
4March 14, 197514.12 ft
5January 8, 194614.10 ft
6February 2, 195013.50 ft
7April 5, 197713.26 ft
8February 1, 195112.96 ft
9February 12, 199412.68 ft
10February 14, 194812.67 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 12, 1994: 12.68 ft
  • May 7, 1984: 14.72 ft
  • April 5, 1977: 13.26 ft
  • March 14, 1975: 14.12 ft
  • January 29, 1957: 14.55 ft
  • February 1, 1951: 12.96 ft
  • February 2, 1950: 13.50 ft
  • February 14, 1948: 12.67 ft
  • January 8, 1946: 14.10 ft
  • February 3, 1939: 14.15 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.

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.