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Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near St. Matthews Stage (ft)Observed: 5.24 ft at 6:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.29 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:15AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.38 ft at 7:30AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.54 ft at 8:15AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:30AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.69 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:15AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:30AM Apr 20, 2019Highest Observation: 5.76 ft at 9:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:15AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:30AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.71 ft at 10:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.61 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:15AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:30AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:45AM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.33 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.27 ft at 12:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5.08 ft at 12:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 5 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.88 ft at 1:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.69 ft at 1:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.59 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.49 ft at 2:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.35 ft at 2:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.25 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.18 ft at 3:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.66 ft at 5:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.46 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.43 ft at 7:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.39 ft at 7:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.34 ft at 7:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.32 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.29 ft at 8:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.27 ft at 8:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.25 ft at 8:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.21 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.19 ft at 9:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.13 ft at 9:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3.02 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 3 ft at 11:15PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 2.98 ft at 11:30PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 2.96 ft at 11:45PM Apr 20, 2019Observed: 2.93 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.92 ft at 12:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.89 ft at 12:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.88 ft at 12:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.86 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.84 ft at 1:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.82 ft at 1:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.8 ft at 1:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.79 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.75 ft at 2:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.69 ft at 3:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.67 ft at 3:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.65 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.63 ft at 4:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.62 ft at 4:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 4:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.6 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.56 ft at 5:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.55 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.4 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.39 ft at 10:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.38 ft at 10:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:15AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.37 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.36 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.34 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.33 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.32 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.31 ft at 1:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.3 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.27 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.26 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.25 ft at 3:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.24 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.23 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.22 ft at 4:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.21 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.2 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.18 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.16 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.15 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.14 ft at 7:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.09 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.09 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.08 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.08 ft at 10:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.07 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.05 ft at 11:15PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2019Observed: 2.03 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 2 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.98 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 3:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.94 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.93 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 4:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.92 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.91 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.91 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.9 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.89 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.89 ft at 6:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.88 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.87 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.86 ft at 9:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.85 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:15AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 11:45AM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.82 ft at 12:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.68 ft at 10:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.67 ft at 10:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.66 ft at 11:15PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.65 ft at 11:30PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.65 ft at 11:45PM Apr 22, 2019Observed: 1.65 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 12:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 12:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 12:45AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.64 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.63 ft at 1:45AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.63 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 2:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.62 ft at 2:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 2:45AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.61 ft at 3:45AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.6 ft at 4:45AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:15AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:30AM Apr 23, 2019Observed: 1.58 ft at 5:45AM Apr 23, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTMK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:38AM Apr 23, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.58 ft at 5:45 AM EDT 23-Apr-2019.
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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 Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near St. Matthews. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
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Historic Crests
(1) 9.10 ft on 03/01/1943
(2) 8.75 ft on 09/23/2006
(3) 8.70 ft on 03/02/1997
(4) 8.48 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
(5) 8.34 ft on 04/02/1970
(6) 7.96 ft on 04/03/2015 (P)
(7) 7.21 ft on 02/18/2000
(8) 7.21 ft on 05/01/1983
(9) 7.02 ft on 07/18/1971
(10) 7.01 ft on 04/04/1989
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.48 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
(2) 7.96 ft on 04/03/2015 (P)
(3) 8.75 ft on 09/23/2006
(4) 6.51 ft on 05/20/2005
(5) 6.60 ft on 07/10/2004
(6) 6.19 ft on 12/19/2002
(7) 6.59 ft on 09/27/2002
(8) 7.21 ft on 02/18/2000
(9) 8.70 ft on 03/02/1997
(10) 6.43 ft on 05/10/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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(1) Gage House
(2) Wireweight Gage
(3) Crest Gage
(4) Looking Upstream from Bridge
(5) Looking Downstream from Bridge
(6) Looking North on Old Cannons Lane
(7) Looking South on Old Cannons Lane
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Latitude: 38.237222° N, Longitude: 85.664722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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(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 29 476.70 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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