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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Ohio River Forecast Center.

	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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

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Downstream Gauge

Zoom Level:13

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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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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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

Other Real-time and/or Archive Data Sources:

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Bowling Green

Additional Information

Potential River Levels - Used to

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels
10 Day (HEFS)	10 Day (NAEFS)	River Forecast VS. River 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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USGS Average Streamflow
How low could the river get?

Collaborative Agencies

The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.

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