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Salt River at Shepherdsville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.27 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.27 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.26 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 4.4 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.34 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2013Highest Observation: 4.4 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2013Observed: 4.33 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.32 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.31 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.29 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.28 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.25 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.22 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.16 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.2 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.09 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.08 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.04 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2013Observed: 4.03 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4.01 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 4 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.96 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:15AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:45AM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 12:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 1:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 1:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 1:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 2:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 4:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 5:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 6:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 6:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.81 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.59 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.6 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.63 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.53 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.57 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.58 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.55 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.58 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.56 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.48 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.51 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.45 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.44 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.4 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.41 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.42 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.43 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.38 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.4 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.39 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.37 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.34 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.39 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.34 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.36 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.33 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.34 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.29 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.3 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.31 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM May 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 2.9 ft 2:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM May 20, 2013Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM May 20, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00AM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM May 22, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSHPK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:05PM May 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 2:00PM May 19)Latest observed value: 3.28 ft at 5:30 PM EDT 19-May-2013. Flood Stage is 32 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 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Salt River at Shepherdsville. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:40
Moderate Flood Stage:35
Flood Stage:32
Action Stage:30

Historical Crests
(1) 47.30 ft on 01/26/1937
(2) 41.50 ft on 03/11/1964
(3) 40.92 ft on 03/03/1997
(4) 40.84 ft on 05/09/1961
(5) 38.04 ft on 03/07/1945
(6) 35.84 ft on 03/20/1943
(7) 33.40 ft on 03/06/1964
(8) 33.10 ft on 04/28/2011
(9) 32.58 ft on 12/10/1978
(10) 32.08 ft on 02/14/1948
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
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40 KY 61 is closed. Water enters downtown business district.
35 Water covers several low roads near river.
32 Water covers low spot of KY 61 at north end of bridge.
Photos
(1) Looking Upstream
(2) Looking Downstream
(3) Looking Downstream at KY 61 Bridge
(4) KY 61 Bridge from Right Bank
(5) Gage House and Staff Gage
(6) Inside of Gage House
(7) Wire Weight Gage
(8) Crest Gage
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Latitude: 37.985000° N, Longitude: 85.717500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 32 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 29 406.62 ft 438.62 ft 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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