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Green River (KY) at Paradise Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 384.57 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.52 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.49 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.46 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.42 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.38 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.35 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.31 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.26 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.23 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.2 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.16 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.11 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.07 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 384.02 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.99 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.94 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.91 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.86 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.81 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.77 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.74 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.69 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.65 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.6 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.56 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.52 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.48 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.44 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.4 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.35 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.29 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.25 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.2 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.15 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.1 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383.05 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 383 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.96 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.91 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.85 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.8 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.76 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.71 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.66 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.61 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.56 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.51 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.46 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.4 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.36 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.3 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.26 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.21 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.15 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.09 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 382.04 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.99 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.93 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.89 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.83 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.79 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.73 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.68 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.64 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.57 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.55 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.49 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.4 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.35 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.35 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.26 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.21 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.16 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.11 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381.05 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 381 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.95 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.89 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.84 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.78 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.73 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.67 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.61 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.57 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.51 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.46 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.4 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.35 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.29 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.24 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 380.19 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 380.14 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 380.08 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 380.02 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.97 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.92 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.86 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.81 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.76 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.71 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.66 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.61 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.56 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.5 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.46 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.41 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.36 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.31 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.26 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.21 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.16 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.1 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.06 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 379.01 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.97 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.93 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.88 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.83 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.79 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.74 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.7 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.65 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.62 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.56 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.36 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.31 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.26 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.23 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.19 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.15 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.13 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.09 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.06 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 378.04 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.99 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.96 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.93 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.89 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.85 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.82 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.78 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.76 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.74 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.71 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.68 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.64 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.61 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.58 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.55 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.52 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.5 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.46 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.44 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.4 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.38 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.35 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.32 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.29 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.26 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.23 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.21 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.18 ft at 6:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.15 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.12 ft at 7:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.1 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.07 ft at 7:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.04 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 377.01 ft at 8:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.98 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.95 ft at 8:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.92 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.9 ft at 9:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.87 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.84 ft at 9:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.82 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.79 ft at 10:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.78 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.74 ft at 10:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.72 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.69 ft at 11:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.67 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.64 ft at 11:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 376.62 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.6 ft at 12:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.57 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.55 ft at 12:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.52 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.5 ft at 1:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.48 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.46 ft at 1:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.44 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.4 ft at 2:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.39 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.36 ft at 2:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.34 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.32 ft at 3:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.3 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.28 ft at 3:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.25 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.24 ft at 4:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.21 ft at 4:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.19 ft at 4:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.17 ft at 5:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.15 ft at 5:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.13 ft at 5:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.11 ft at 5:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.08 ft at 6:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.07 ft at 6:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.05 ft at 6:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376.03 ft at 6:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376 ft at 7:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 376 ft at 7:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.96 ft at 7:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.95 ft at 7:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.93 ft at 8:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.93 ft at 8:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.89 ft at 8:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.88 ft at 8:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.87 ft at 9:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.85 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.83 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.81 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.8 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.77 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.76 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.74 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.72 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.71 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.69 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.68 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.66 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.65 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.64 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.63 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.61 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.59 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.57 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.56 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.56 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.54 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.52 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.51 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.5 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.48 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.47 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.46 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.45 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.43 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.43 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.41 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.4 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.39 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.37 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.36 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.36 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.33 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.33 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.31 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.3 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.29 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.28 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.27 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.26 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.25 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.24 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.23 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.22 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.2 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.19 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.19 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.17 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.16 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.15 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.14 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.13 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.11 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.11 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.1 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2024Observed: 375.09 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2024Observed: 375.08 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 375.3 ft 7:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 375.3 ft 1:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 375.4 ft 7:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 375.5 ft 1:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 375.8 ft 7:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 376.1 ft 1:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 376.5 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 376.8 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 376.9 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 377.1 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 377.2 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 377.1 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 376.8 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 376.4 ft 1:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 375.9 ft 7:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 375.4 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 374.9 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2024PRDK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:02AM May 17, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:56AM May 16)Latest observed value: 375.08 ft at 12:15 AM CDT 17-May-2024. Flood Stage is 380 ft
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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 Green River (KY) at Paradise are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 400
Moderate Flood Stage: 386
Flood Stage: 380
Action Stage: 378
Low Stage (in feet): 364

Historic Crests
(1) 403.65 ft on 03/05/1962
(2) 400.82 ft on 03/07/1997
(3) 399.20 ft on 12/13/1978
(4) 398.86 ft on 03/12/1964
(5) 398.20 ft on 05/08/2010
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 381.54 ft on 03/27/2023
(2) 383.11 ft on 02/20/2023
(3) 385.29 ft on 04/15/2022
(4) 384.11 ft on 03/08/2022
(5) 386.27 ft on 02/27/2022
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 363.65 ft on 06/29/2012
(2) 363.67 ft on 07/02/2012
(3) 363.73 ft on 08/30/2012
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422 The TVA Fossil Plant at Drakesboro is flooded.
380 Water rises over the skimmer wall at the TVA fossil plant.
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Latitude: 37.263889° N, Longitude: 86.977778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 380 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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NGVD 29 Not Available 380 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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