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Barren River at Bowling Green Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:00PM Jun 03, 2023Highest Observation: 4.6 ft at 3:15PM Jun 03, 2023Highest Observation: 4.6 ft at 3:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.59 ft at 3:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 4:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.59 ft at 5:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 5:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 6:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 6:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 6:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 6:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 7:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 7:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.58 ft at 7:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 7:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 8:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 8:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 8:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 9:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 9:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 9:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 9:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 11:30PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:45PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 4:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 5:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 5:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 5:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 8:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 9:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 10:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 10:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:00AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:15AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 11:30AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 11:45AM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.57 ft at 12:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 1:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 2:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.56 ft at 2:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 4:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.55 ft at 5:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 5:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 6:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.54 ft at 7:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.53 ft at 8:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 9:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:00PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:15PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:30PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:45PM Jun 04, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 5:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 6:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 7:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 8:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 9:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:00AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:15AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 11:30AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.52 ft at 11:45AM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 12:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 2:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 3:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 3:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.51 ft at 3:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 4:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 6:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.5 ft at 6:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 6:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 7:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 7:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 7:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 7:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.49 ft at 8:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 8:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 8:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 8:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.48 ft at 9:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 9:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 10:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:00PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:15PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:30PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:45PM Jun 05, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 12:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 1:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 1:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 1:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 1:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 2:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 2:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 3:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 4:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 4:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 5:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 5:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 5:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 5:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 6:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 6:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 6:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 6:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.47 ft at 7:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 7:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 7:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 7:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 8:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.46 ft at 9:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 9:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.45 ft at 10:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.44 ft at 10:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:00AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.44 ft at 11:15AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.43 ft at 11:30AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.43 ft at 11:45AM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.43 ft at 12:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 12:15PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.42 ft at 12:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.41 ft at 12:45PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 1:00PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.4 ft at 1:15PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.4 ft at 1:30PM Jun 06, 2023Observed: 4.39 ft at 1:45PM Jun 06, 2023Highest Forecast: 4.1 ft 7:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 3.9 ft 1:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00PM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 11, 2023Forecast: 3.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 11, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBWGK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:55PM Jun 6, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 8:58AM Jun 6)Latest observed value: 4.39 ft at 1:45 PM CDT 6-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 28 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 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Barren River at Bowling Green are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 45
Moderate Flood Stage: 32
Flood Stage: 28
Action Stage: 26
Low Stage (in feet): 3.4

Historic Crests
(1) 52.20 ft on 01/08/1913
(2) 49.55 ft on 03/01/1962
(3) 46.00 ft on 01/01/1937
(4) 44.63 ft on 03/24/1952
(5) 43.69 ft on 05/03/2010
(6) 42.75 ft on 03/13/1975
(7) 42.07 ft on 01/30/1957
(8) 41.67 ft on 06/24/1969
(9) 40.46 ft on 03/23/1955
(10) 39.82 ft on 02/15/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 33.31 ft on 03/02/2021 (P)
(2) 30.85 ft on 02/25/2019
(3) 28.13 ft on 04/29/2013
(4) 43.69 ft on 05/03/2010
(5) 30.38 ft on 01/29/2009
(6) 29.38 ft on 04/05/2008
(7) 28.61 ft on 02/17/2003
(8) 30.43 ft on 01/24/1999
(9) 34.90 ft on 03/03/1997
(10) 28.70 ft on 12/18/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.80 ft on 10/18/1923
(2) 4.03 ft on 09/19/1954
(3) 4.15 ft on 07/08/1988
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61 Surface of US 68 bridge floods.
53 Large sections of the city flood. Travel is impossible in some areas.
48 Water treatment plant is shut down.
43 Approaches to KY 185 bridge flood.
36 Several homes along river begin to flood.
34 Most of Beech Bend Park floods.
30 Boat Landing Road is impassable.
23 Parks begin to flood. Most of Thomas Landing and Weldon Peete Park flood.
Photos
(1) Gauge Housing
(2) Microwave Sensor
(3) Wireweight Gauge
(4) Looking Upstream from Bridge
(5) Looking Downstream from Bridge
(6) Footbridge
(7) Looking upstream from foot bridge
(8) Looking downstream from footbridge
(9) Looking downstream from Old Richardsville Road bridge
(10) Boat Landing Road
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Latitude: 37.002778° N, Longitude: 86.432778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 28 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 29 409.83 ft 437.83 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

Current/Historical Observations:
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10 Day (HEFS) 10 Day (NAEFS) River Forecast VS. River Potential
HEFS Ensemble NAEFS Ensemble River Forecast vs Potential

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