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Kentucky River near Ravenna Pool (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 13.66 ft at 12:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.65 ft at 12:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.65 ft at 12:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.64 ft at 1:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.63 ft at 1:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.64 ft at 1:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.63 ft at 1:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.62 ft at 2:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.62 ft at 2:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.61 ft at 2:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.6 ft at 2:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.6 ft at 3:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.59 ft at 4:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.58 ft at 4:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.57 ft at 4:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.57 ft at 4:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.56 ft at 5:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.56 ft at 5:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.55 ft at 5:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.54 ft at 6:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.54 ft at 6:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.53 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.53 ft at 7:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.52 ft at 7:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.52 ft at 7:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.51 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.51 ft at 8:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.5 ft at 8:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.5 ft at 8:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.5 ft at 9:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.49 ft at 9:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.49 ft at 9:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.48 ft at 9:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.48 ft at 10:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.48 ft at 10:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.47 ft at 10:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.46 ft at 10:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.46 ft at 11:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.45 ft at 11:15PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.45 ft at 11:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.44 ft at 11:45PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 13.44 ft at 12:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.43 ft at 12:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.43 ft at 12:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.42 ft at 12:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.42 ft at 1:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.42 ft at 1:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.41 ft at 1:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.4 ft at 1:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.4 ft at 2:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.39 ft at 2:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.39 ft at 2:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.38 ft at 2:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.38 ft at 3:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.38 ft at 3:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.37 ft at 3:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.36 ft at 4:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.36 ft at 4:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.35 ft at 4:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.35 ft at 4:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.34 ft at 5:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.34 ft at 5:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.33 ft at 5:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.33 ft at 5:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.32 ft at 6:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.32 ft at 6:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.31 ft at 6:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.31 ft at 6:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.31 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.31 ft at 7:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.29 ft at 7:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.29 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.29 ft at 8:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.27 ft at 8:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.28 ft at 8:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.27 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.27 ft at 9:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.26 ft at 9:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.26 ft at 9:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.26 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.26 ft at 10:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.26 ft at 10:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.25 ft at 10:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.25 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:15AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:45AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.23 ft at 12:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.22 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.21 ft at 1:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.21 ft at 1:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.21 ft at 1:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.21 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.2 ft at 2:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.2 ft at 2:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.2 ft at 2:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.19 ft at 3:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.19 ft at 3:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.18 ft at 3:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.18 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.17 ft at 4:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.17 ft at 4:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.17 ft at 4:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.17 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.16 ft at 5:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.16 ft at 5:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.16 ft at 5:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.15 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.15 ft at 6:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.15 ft at 6:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.14 ft at 6:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.14 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.12 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.12 ft at 8:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.12 ft at 8:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.11 ft at 8:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.12 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.11 ft at 9:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.11 ft at 9:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.08 ft at 10:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.08 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.08 ft at 11:15PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.07 ft at 11:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.07 ft at 11:45PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 13.07 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.07 ft at 12:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.06 ft at 12:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.05 ft at 1:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.05 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.03 ft at 2:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.03 ft at 2:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.03 ft at 2:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.02 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.02 ft at 3:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.02 ft at 3:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13.02 ft at 3:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13 ft at 4:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13 ft at 4:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13 ft at 4:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 13 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.99 ft at 5:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.98 ft at 5:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.98 ft at 5:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.97 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.97 ft at 7:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.96 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.95 ft at 8:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.95 ft at 8:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.94 ft at 8:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.93 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.92 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.91 ft at 11:15AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.91 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.9 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.9 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.89 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.89 ft at 1:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.88 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.87 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.87 ft at 2:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.87 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.86 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.86 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.86 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.84 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.84 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.83 ft at 5:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.83 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.83 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.82 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.82 ft at 6:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.82 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.82 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.81 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.81 ft at 7:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.81 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.81 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.81 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.8 ft at 8:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.8 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.8 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.8 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.79 ft at 9:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.79 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.79 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.79 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.79 ft at 10:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.78 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.78 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.78 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.77 ft at 11:15PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.77 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.76 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 12.76 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.76 ft at 12:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.75 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.75 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.75 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.75 ft at 1:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.74 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.74 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.74 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.73 ft at 3:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.72 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.72 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.71 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.71 ft at 4:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.71 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.71 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.69 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.69 ft at 6:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.69 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.68 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.68 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.68 ft at 7:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.68 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.67 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.66 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.66 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.66 ft at 9:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.65 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.65 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:15AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:15AM Apr 22, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRAVK2(plotting HPIRG) Graph Created (12:09PM Apr 22, 2018)ObservedLatest observed value: 12.64 ft at 11:15 AM EDT 22-Apr-2018. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Kentucky River near Ravenna 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: 31
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 39.37 ft on 02/04/1939
(2) 38.87 ft on 03/27/1913
(3) 38.37 ft on 01/31/1957
(4) 37.57 ft on 02/09/1978
(5) 37.57 ft on 01/29/1918
(6) 37.57 ft on 03/01/1972
(7) 37.27 ft on 03/24/1929
(8) 30.33 ft on 03/06/2015
(9) 30.15 ft on 02/07/2004
(10) 28.58 ft on 05/10/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.57 ft on 04/25/2017
(2) 23.24 ft on 05/02/2016
(3) 24.05 ft on 02/17/2016
(4) 25.16 ft on 07/16/2015
(5) 25.48 ft on 04/15/2015
(6) 26.87 ft on 04/04/2015
(7) 30.33 ft on 03/06/2015
(8) 22.27 ft on 02/23/2015
(9) 21.10 ft on 02/05/2014
(10) 21.14 ft on 04/19/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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39.36 Flooding will exceed the highest flood on record
31 Major flooding occurs
25 Moderate flooding occurs
21.5 Sang Branch Road is under water at Red Lick Creek
21 Low lying areas flood. Red, Lick, Road, Millers Creek Road, Dark Hollow Road, and Noland Creek Road flood in several places
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(1) Gage Enclosure
(2) Upper Staff Gage
(3) Lower Three Staff Gages
(4) Staff Gage on Lock 12
(5) Looking Upstream From Lock 12
(6) Looking Downstream From Lock 12
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Latitude: 37.678333° N, Longitude: 83.948333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other NULL NULL  

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