Rivers in Kentucky

Kentucky River at Valley View

Madison County, KentuckyNWS VLVK2USGS 03284230Louisville office

Below flood stage
10.54ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:45 AM EDT

Record crest
41.67 ft2025

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action28.00 ft
  1. 41.00 ftHomes south of Camp Daniel Boone Road flood.
  2. 35.00 ftPortions of Hunters Ferry Road, Poosey Ridge Road, Whitlock Road, Carvers Ferry Road, Camp Daniel Boone Road, Tates Creek Road and Tattlers Branch flood.
  3. 22.00 ftDonaldson Park begins to flood.
  4. 17.00 ftFerry is closed.
  5. 16.00 ftFerry may close at the captain's discretion.

Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 2002.

#DateStage
1April 6, 202541.67 ft
2March 4, 202141.30 ft
3May 3, 201041.07 ft
4February 18, 200336.12 ft
5February 19, 202535.39 ft
6March 20, 200234.47 ft
7May 31, 200430.80 ft
8April 4, 201530.55 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 6, 2025: 41.67 ft
  • February 19, 2025: 35.39 ft
  • March 4, 2021: 41.30 ft
  • April 4, 2015: 30.55 ft
  • May 3, 2010: 41.07 ft
  • May 31, 2004: 30.80 ft
  • February 18, 2003: 36.12 ft
  • March 20, 2002: 34.47 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.