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North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Highest Observation: 4.76 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.74 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.66 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHAZK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:39AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.69 ft at 1:30 AM EDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 33
Moderate Flood Stage: 27
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 16
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 37.54 ft on 01/29/1957
(2) 36.30 ft on 01/01/1912
(3) 35.00 ft on 03/12/1963
(4) 34.00 ft on 05/30/1927
(5) 32.12 ft on 05/07/1984
(6) 32.06 ft on 04/05/1977
(7) 29.95 ft on 02/03/1939
(8) 29.85 ft on 03/07/1967
(9) 27.35 ft on 10/17/1989
(10) 27.20 ft on 02/01/1951
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 24.84 ft on 03/28/2021
(2) 25.01 ft on 03/01/2021
(3) 25.80 ft on 02/07/2020
(4) 23.66 ft on 02/11/2018
(5) 20.07 ft on 04/24/2017
(6) 24.18 ft on 03/05/2015
(7) 20.36 ft on 04/11/2003 (P)
(8) 26.94 ft on 02/16/2003 (P)
(9) 24.26 ft on 03/18/2002 (P)
(10) 25.47 ft on 04/19/1998 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.20 ft on 06/28/1954

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37.5 Flooding will exceed highest stage on record. Most of Hazard is covered. Water is four feet deep in some sections of business district.
34.6 Main street is flooded in front of the First National Bank building.
33 Major flooding occurs. Much of the business district is covered.
29.4 Flooding reaches the front of the old railroad station.
28.5 Flood waters cover the foot of the Depot bridge.
27 Moderate flooding occurs. The lower part of the business district is affected.
25 Flooding begins in some basements.
20 Low lying areas flood. The street at the mouth of Big Bottom Branch is flooded.
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(1) Looking Upstream
(2) Looking Downstream
(3) Wire Weight
(4) Inside Gage House
(5) DCP Shelter
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Latitude: 37.246667° N, Longitude: 83.181944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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 29 839.76 ft 859.76 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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