Rivers in Kentucky

Kentucky River at Gest

Henry County, KentuckyNWS GSTK2USGS 03290080Louisville office

No flood stages set
7.36ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:30 AM EDT

Record crest
60.50 ft1937

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Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.

#DateStage
1January 1, 193760.50 ft
2March 1, 199759.50 ft
3April 7, 202559.44 ft
4January 1, 197856.50 ft
5May 1, 201051.84 ft
6February 18, 202550.71 ft
7March 5, 202150.66 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 7, 2025: 59.44 ft
  • February 18, 2025: 50.71 ft
  • March 5, 2021: 50.66 ft
  • May 1, 2010: 51.84 ft
  • March 1, 1997: 59.50 ft
  • January 1, 1978: 56.50 ft
  • January 1, 1937: 60.50 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.