Barren River at Barren River Lake, KY
River level and flood forecast · Allen County
Normal551.0 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 39.0 ft below flood stage (590 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 9, 8:52 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 596 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 590 ft |
| Flood stage | 590 ft |
| Action stage | 588 ft |
| Record crest (April 16, 2025) | 586.05 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 618 ftTop of dam.
- 590 ftFlood pool, spillway elevation.
- 586 ftRecord elevation on 04/16/2025.
- 573 ftQuarry Road access road and upper parking lot flood, Bailey's Point access road floods.
- 572 ftState Park upper parking lot and boat ramp flood.
- 568 ftBrowns Ford parking lot floods.
- 565 ftBailey's Point camp loop road floods, some sites unusable.
- 564 ftState Park golf course floods.
- 561 ftWalnut Creek Marina parking lot floods.
- 560 ftAccess road to Girl Scout Camp floods.
- 557 ftBailey's Point ramp and Quarry Road parking lot floods.
- 554 ftState Park beach closes.
- 552 ftSummer Pool.
- 547 ftState Park and Quarry Road swim areas dry.
- 536 ftBrowns Ford ramp unusable.
- 531 ftBeaver Creek ramp unusable.
- 530 ftWalnut Creek ramp unusable.
- 525 ftWinter Pool.
Highest crests on record
- 586.05 ft — April 16, 2025
- 583 ft — March 8, 1989
- 582 ft — May 24, 1983
- 580.77 ft — March 26, 2020
- 580.75 ft — April 18, 1994
Recent crests: 586.05 ft (April 16, 2025) · 580.77 ft (March 26, 2020) · 564.7 ft (April 22, 2015) · 564.4 ft (May 12, 2013) · 577.9 ft (May 6, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRRK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.