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Kentucky River at Ford Lock Pool (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 11.24 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.21 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.22 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.23 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.25 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.24 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.25 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.25 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 11.4 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 11.4 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 11.4 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.39 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.38 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.37 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.36 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.35 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.34 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.33 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.32 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.31 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.3 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.28 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.27 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2013Observed: 11.26 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 11.1 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 11.1 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 11 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 10.9 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 10.8 ft 8:00PM May 26, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 2:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 10.7 ft 8:00AM May 27, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 2:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 8:00PM May 27, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 2:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 8:00AM May 28, 2013Forecast: 10.6 ft 2:00PM May 28, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFODK2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (2:05PM May 25, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 12:16PM May 25)Latest observed value: 11.26 ft at 1:30 PM EDT 25-May-2013. Flood Stage is 26 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: 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.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Kentucky River at Ford Lock are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:40
Moderate Flood Stage:35
Flood Stage:26
Action Stage:24

Historical Crests
(1) 40.15 ft on 12/10/1978
(2) 36.07 ft on 03/01/1962
(3) 35.10 ft on 03/28/1913
(4) 34.80 ft on 02/05/1939
(5) 33.65 ft on 02/01/1957
(6) 33.60 ft on 12/20/1915
(7) 33.60 ft on 02/16/1948
(8) 33.48 ft on 05/10/1984
(9) 32.47 ft on 05/03/2010
(10) 32.41 ft on 02/19/2003
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Low Water Records
(1) 8.20 ft on 10/25/1953
(2) 9.00 ft on 10/04/1939
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30 KY highway 388 floods. Some homes are threatened. More sections of Fort Boonesborough State Park flood.
26 Flooding occurs in low lying portions of Fort Boonesborough State Park.
Photos
(1) Looking at the dam from the right bank, stage 15.1 feet
(2) Looking upstream at dam, stage 15.1 feet
(3) Looking downstream at dam
(4) Park office building on left bank below dam
(5) Lockmaster homes on left bank
(6) Gage house
(7) Local resident living near gage house
(8) View of lock and dam from lockmaster house
(9) Site of Fort Boonesboro below dam on left bank
(10) Staff gage on left bank
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Latitude: 37.894722° N, Longitude: 84.262222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26 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 29 556.76 582.76 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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