Rivers in Kentucky

Rockcastle River at Billows

Laurel County, KentuckyNWS BLWK2USGS 03406500Jackson office

No flood stages set
1.16ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:30 AM EDT

Record crest
47.17 ft1978

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 47.17 ftFlooding will exceed highest stage on record.

Crest history

49 crests on NOAA’s list since 1913.

#DateStage
1December 9, 197847.17 ft
2June 29, 194745.48 ft
3March 1, 202145.15 ft
4February 28, 196243.85 ft
5March 13, 197543.20 ft
6May 8, 198442.26 ft
7January 11, 197442.25 ft
8March 23, 195241.63 ft
9January 1, 191340.00 ft
10October 18, 198939.77 ft
11February 14, 194839.18 ft
12May 4, 201037.59 ft
13February 3, 193937.50 ft
14April 29, 197035.51 ft
15April 13, 197235.02 ft
16December 23, 199034.14 ft
17June 24, 196034.10 ft
18February 18, 195633.96 ft
19March 6, 194533.77 ft
20June 7, 198133.41 ft
21March 7, 196733.14 ft
22January 8, 194632.98 ft
23December 30, 194232.58 ft
24May 19, 199532.57 ft
25May 16, 198331.39 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 1, 2021: 45.15 ft
  • May 4, 2010: 37.59 ft
  • May 19, 1995: 32.57 ft
  • March 10, 1994: 28.64 ft
  • December 3, 1991: 27.67 ft
  • December 23, 1990: 34.14 ft
  • October 18, 1989: 39.77 ft
  • January 20, 1988: 22.55 ft
  • November 9, 1986: 29.65 ft
  • May 8, 1984: 42.26 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.