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Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near St. Matthews Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 10:15AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 10:30AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 10:45AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 11:15AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 11:30AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 11:45AM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 12:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 12:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 12:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 1:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 1:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 1:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 2:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 2:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 2:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 3:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 3:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 3:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 4:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 4:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 4:45PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 5:15PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 5:30PM Mar 19, 2023Highest Observation: 0.75 ft at 5:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 6:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 6:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 6:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 7:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 7:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 7:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 8:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 8:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 8:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 9:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 9:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 9:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.74 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 10:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 10:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 10:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 11:15PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 11:30PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 11:45PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 12:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 1:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 2:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 2:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 2:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 3:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 3:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 3:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 4:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 5:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 5:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 10:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:15AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:30AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:45AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 12:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 1:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 1:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 1:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 2:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 2:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 2:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 5:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 6:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 7:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 9:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 9:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 10:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 10:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 10:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:15PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:30PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 11:45PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 1:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 1:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 1:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 2:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 2:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 2:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 3:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 4:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 9:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 10:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:15AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:30AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 11:45AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 12:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 1:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 1:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 1:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 2:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 2:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 3:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 3:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 3:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 8:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 8:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 8:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 9:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 9:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 10:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 10:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 11:15PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 11:45PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 12:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 2:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 3:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 3:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 5:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.69 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 6:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.7 ft at 7:45AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.71 ft at 8:15AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.72 ft at 8:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 0.73 ft at 8:45AM Mar 22, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTMK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:55AM Mar 22, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.73 ft at 8:45 AM EDT 22-Mar-2023.
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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 05/01/1983
(8) 7.21 ft on 02/18/2000
(9) 7.11 ft on 02/28/2021 (P)
(10) 7.02 ft on 07/18/1971
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.11 ft on 02/28/2021 (P)
(2) 8.48 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
(3) 7.96 ft on 04/03/2015 (P)
(4) 8.75 ft on 09/23/2006
(5) 6.51 ft on 05/20/2005
(6) 6.60 ft on 07/10/2004
(7) 6.19 ft on 12/19/2002
(8) 6.59 ft on 09/27/2002
(9) 7.21 ft on 02/18/2000
(10) 8.70 ft on 03/02/1997
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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(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
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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
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