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Beech Fork at Bardstown Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.48 ft at 9:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:00PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 11:15PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 11:30PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 11:45PM Aug 04, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 12:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 12:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 12:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 12:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 1:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 1:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.24 ft at 1:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 3:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 4:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 4:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 5:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 6:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 6:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 7:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 7:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 7:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 8:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.6 ft at 8:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.69 ft at 9:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.84 ft at 10:00AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.87 ft at 10:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 10:45AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:00AM Aug 05, 2020Highest Observation: 5.92 ft at 11:15AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.91 ft at 11:30AM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.91 ft at 11:45AM Aug 05, 2020Highest Observation: 5.92 ft at 12:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.89 ft at 1:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.86 ft at 1:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.85 ft at 1:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.82 ft at 2:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.83 ft at 2:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.77 ft at 3:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.75 ft at 3:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 4:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.7 ft at 4:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.64 ft at 4:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.65 ft at 5:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.55 ft at 6:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 6:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.53 ft at 6:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.49 ft at 7:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 9:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 10:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:00PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:15PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:30PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:45PM Aug 05, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 12:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 2:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.08 ft at 2:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 3:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 3:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 3:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 3:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.06 ft at 4:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.04 ft at 4:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 4:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.06 ft at 5:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.06 ft at 5:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.11 ft at 5:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 5:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.1 ft at 6:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.16 ft at 6:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 8:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.27 ft at 8:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:00AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:15AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:45AM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.34 ft at 3:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.32 ft at 3:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.31 ft at 3:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.28 ft at 4:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.29 ft at 4:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.26 ft at 5:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.2 ft at 6:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.15 ft at 7:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.14 ft at 8:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.1 ft at 8:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 9:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 9:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.07 ft at 10:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.03 ft at 10:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.04 ft at 10:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.04 ft at 11:00PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.03 ft at 11:15PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 5.01 ft at 11:30PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 4.99 ft at 11:45PM Aug 06, 2020Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.98 ft at 12:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.99 ft at 1:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.87 ft at 3:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 4:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.87 ft at 4:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.86 ft at 4:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.84 ft at 4:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 5:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.82 ft at 5:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 6:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 8:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 8:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 9:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 9:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 10:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 11:00AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:15AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:30AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:45AM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 12:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.66 ft at 12:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.65 ft at 1:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.66 ft at 1:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.66 ft at 1:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.64 ft at 2:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.62 ft at 2:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.65 ft at 2:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.62 ft at 2:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.62 ft at 3:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.6 ft at 3:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.61 ft at 3:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.61 ft at 3:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.6 ft at 4:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.6 ft at 5:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.56 ft at 5:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.53 ft at 5:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:45PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:00PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:15PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.52 ft at 7:30PM Aug 07, 2020Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:45PM Aug 07, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBTDK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:54PM Aug 7, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.51 ft at 7:45 PM EDT 7-Aug-2020.
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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 are not available for the Beech Fork at Bardstown. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 0
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 47.13 ft on 05/03/2010
(2) 46.00 ft on 12/09/1978
(3) 45.50 ft on 05/08/1984
(4) 43.50 ft on 03/05/1964
(5) 43.00 ft on 04/29/1970
(6) 42.40 ft on 04/15/1972
(7) 40.40 ft on 01/11/1974
(8) 40.00 ft on 02/18/1976
(9) 39.70 ft on 03/29/1975
(10) 39.65 ft on 02/28/1962
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 34.32 ft on 04/04/2015 (P)
(2) 37.72 ft on 07/07/2013
(3) 33.77 ft on 11/29/2011
(4) 38.23 ft on 05/04/2011
(5) 47.13 ft on 05/03/2010
(6) 39.12 ft on 04/05/2008
(7) 35.60 ft on 09/23/2006
(8) 33.00 ft on 05/31/2004
(9) 37.84 ft on 02/16/2003
(10) 38.80 ft on 03/20/2002
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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(1) US 31E bridge
(2) Debris dam upstream of bridge
(3) Looking downstream from bridge
(4) Microwave gage
(5) Looking upstream from bridge
(6) Wireweight gage
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Latitude: 37.796944° N, Longitude: 85.480833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 29 439.30 Not Available 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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