Rivers in Kentucky

Dix River at Herrington Lake

Mercer County, KentuckyNWS DIXK2USGS 03286000Louisville office

Below flood stage
737.14ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
750.00 ft
Record crest
761.60 ft1978

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood760.00 ft
Moderate flood755.00 ft
Minor flood750.00 ft
Action748.00 ft
  1. 760.00 ftTop of spillway gates.
  2. 750.00 ftSpillway elevation at eight other gates.
  3. 748.00 ftFlood pool, spillway elevation at two lowest gates.
  4. 740.00 ftSummer Pool.
  5. 725.00 ftWinter Pool.

Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1978.

#DateStage
1December 9, 1978761.60 ft
2May 4, 2010757.20 ft
3April 6, 2025757.02 ft
4March 2, 2021756.82 ft
5April 15, 2015756.57 ft
6April 15, 2015756.45 ft
7February 16, 2025756.22 ft
8July 8, 2013755.91 ft
9April 29, 2011754.77 ft
10July 16, 2015754.14 ft
11April 18, 2011752.60 ft
12March 12, 2015752.45 ft
13March 13, 2011752.06 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 6, 2025: 757.02 ft
  • February 16, 2025: 756.22 ft
  • March 2, 2021: 756.82 ft
  • July 16, 2015: 754.14 ft
  • April 15, 2015: 756.57 ft
  • April 15, 2015: 756.45 ft
  • March 12, 2015: 752.45 ft
  • July 8, 2013: 755.91 ft
  • April 29, 2011: 754.77 ft
  • April 18, 2011: 752.60 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.