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Kentucky River at Heidelberg Pool (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.17 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.07 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.08 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.1 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.11 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.17 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.17 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.18 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.19 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.21 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.21 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.21 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.23 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.24 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.24 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.26 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.26 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.28 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.3 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.31 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.32 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.33 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.33 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.35 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.36 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.37 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.4 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.42 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.43 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.45 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.47 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.48 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2024Observed: 10.5 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.63 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.65 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.67 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.69 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.75 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.78 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.8 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.89 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.9 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.92 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.94 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.95 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.97 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 10.98 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.03 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.04 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.06 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.07 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.09 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.11 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.13 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.15 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.16 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.18 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.2 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.21 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.23 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.24 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.28 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.3 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.31 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.33 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.36 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.37 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.38 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.41 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.42 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.42 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.43 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2024Highest Observation: 11.51 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2024Observed: 11.43 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2024Highest Forecast: 11.2 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 11 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2024Forecast: 10.7 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 10.4 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2024Forecast: 10.2 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 10.2 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2024Forecast: 10.1 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 10.1 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2024Forecast: 10 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2024Forecast: 10 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2024Forecast: 10 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2024Forecast: 9.9 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2024Forecast: 9.9 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2024Forecast: 9.9 ft 8:00PM May 28, 2024Forecast: 9.8 ft 2:00AM May 29, 2024Forecast: 9.8 ft 8:00AM May 29, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHLDK2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (10:09AM May 25, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:53AM May 24)Latest observed value: 11.43 ft at 8:45 AM EDT 25-May-2024. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Kentucky River at Heidelberg are issued routinely year-round.
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Upstream Gauge - at Booneville Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Lock 13 near Willow
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 30
Moderate Flood Stage: 24
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.60 ft on 02/04/1939
(2) 35.00 ft on 01/30/1957
(3) 34.40 ft on 03/24/1929
(4) 33.69 ft on 03/02/2021
(5) 32.60 ft on 02/15/1948
(6) 31.84 ft on 02/02/1951
(7) 31.76 ft on 01/09/1946
(8) 30.90 ft on 05/08/1984
(9) 30.00 ft on 12/23/1926
(10) 29.28 ft on 02/28/1962
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.32 ft on 03/29/2021
(2) 33.69 ft on 03/02/2021
(3) 20.08 ft on 03/22/2020
(4) 20.84 ft on 02/14/2020
(5) 20.31 ft on 02/12/2020
(6) 21.57 ft on 02/07/2020
(7) 20.28 ft on 12/31/2019 (P)
(8) 21.52 ft on 12/18/2019 (P)
(9) 21.57 ft on 02/22/2019
(10) 20.94 ft on 05/02/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.90 ft on 11/22/1953

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35.6 Flooding will exceed the highest flood on record.
20 Low lying areas flood.
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(1) Lock 14
(2) Looking Downstream
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Latitude: 37.553056° N, Longitude: 83.769167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 625.77 645.77 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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