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Green River (KY) above Woodbury Stage (ft)Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:00PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:15PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:30PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:45PM Oct 22, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 12:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 12:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 1:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 2:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 3:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 3:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 3:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 4:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 4:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 4:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 5:00AM Oct 23, 2021Highest Observation: 9.01 ft at 5:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:30AM Oct 23, 2021Highest Observation: 9.01 ft at 5:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 6:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 6:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 6:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 6:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 7:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 7:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 7:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 7:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 8:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 8:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 8:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 10:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 10:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 10:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 10:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:00AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:15AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:30AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 11:45AM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 12:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 1:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 1:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 2:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 2:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 3:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 3:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 4:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 4:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 5:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 5:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 6:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 6:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 7:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 8:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 8:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 9:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 9:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 10:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 10:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 10:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:00PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:15PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 11:30PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 11:45PM Oct 23, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 12:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 12:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 1:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 2:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 2:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 2:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 3:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 4:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 5:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 7:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 8:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 8:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 8:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 9:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 9:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 10:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:00AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:15AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 11:30AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:45AM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 12:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 1:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 2:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 2:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 2:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 3:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 3:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 6:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 7:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 7:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 8:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 8:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 9:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 10:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 10:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:00PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.89 ft at 11:15PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:30PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 11:45PM Oct 24, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 12:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 1:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 2:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.87 ft at 3:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.88 ft at 3:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 3:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 4:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 4:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 5:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 5:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.9 ft at 6:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 7:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 8:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.91 ft at 8:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 8:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 8:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 9:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 10:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 10:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.92 ft at 11:00AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:15AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 11:30AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.93 ft at 11:45AM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 12:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 12:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 12:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 1:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 1:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.94 ft at 2:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 2:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 3:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.95 ft at 3:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 4:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 4:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 5:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.97 ft at 5:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.96 ft at 6:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.98 ft at 7:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 7:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 8:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 8:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:00PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:15PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 9:30PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 9 ft at 9:45PM Oct 25, 2021Observed: 8.99 ft at 10:00PM Oct 25, 2021USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesWDHK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:24PM Oct 25, 2021)ObservedLatest observed value: 8.99 ft at 10:00 PM CDT 25-Oct-2021. Flood Stage is 26 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 Green River (KY) above Woodbury 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: 41
Moderate Flood Stage: 38
Flood Stage: 26
Action Stage: 24
Low Stage (in feet): 2

Historic Crests
(1) 52.67 ft on 01/24/1937
(2) 52.52 ft on 02/17/1989
(3) 47.51 ft on 03/02/1962
(4) 45.57 ft on 01/22/1988
(5) 43.77 ft on 03/26/1952
(6) 43.73 ft on 03/05/1997
(7) 43.72 ft on 05/09/1984
(8) 43.64 ft on 12/11/1978
(9) 42.99 ft on 05/05/2010
(10) 42.95 ft on 03/02/1987
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 39.90 ft on 03/04/2021 (P)
(2) 29.83 ft on 03/05/2020
(3) 30.00 ft on 02/07/2020
(4) 30.92 ft on 12/19/2019
(5) 30.37 ft on 12/03/2019
(6) 26.58 ft on 03/11/2019
(7) 37.02 ft on 02/26/2019
(8) 34.34 ft on 02/14/2019
(9) 30.11 ft on 02/09/2019
(10) 28.63 ft on 01/02/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.00 ft on 09/17/1902
(2) 6.00 ft on 09/05/1930
(3) 6.30 ft on 08/09/1930

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52 A large section of Woodbury floods. Travel is impossible except by boat.
43 Woodbury is cutoff. Water enters some homes in town.
41 Water approaches KY 403 on opposite side of town near levy. Travel is difficult into town.
40 US 231 at Russellville Road and the William Natcher Parkway interchange floods. Morgantown High School is cutoff.
38 KY 403 between James McKinney bridge and Three Tile Lane floods. US 231 south of Sawmill Road in Morgantown floods.
36 Many parts of Woodbury flood.
33 Old Ferry River Road in Aberdeen floods.
32 Low spots on North and South Church Streets in Woodbury flood.
30 Several county roads flood near Woodbury.
26 KY 403 at James McKinney Bridge floods. Water overflows lock wall.
Photos
(1) Gauge house
(2) Looking upstream from railing
(3) Looking downstream from railing
(4) Remnants of the dam which failed in 1965
(5) Old lock chamber
(6) Lower lock gate
(7) Green River Museum and old lock masters house
(8) Old Green River superintendent's office
(9) Historical marker on property
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Latitude: 37.182222° N, Longitude: 86.630000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 26 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 379.60 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 Not Available Not Available  

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10 Day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) River Forecast VS. River Potential
HEFS Ensemble NAEFS Ensemble River Forecast vs Potential

Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours.

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From 4/4/2017 on, flood forecasts were moved to this gage (the upper gage of lock and dam #4) from the old lower gage. This gage reads about 7 feet lower.

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