Beech Fork at Maud, KY

River level and flood forecast · Nelson County

Normal8.3 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

8.18.28.38.48.58.6TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 31 ftRoadway on bridge floods.

Highest crests on record

  1. 27.6 ft — March 2, 1997
  2. 26.37 ft — May 3, 2010
  3. 26.16 ft — December 9, 1978
  4. 25.64 ft — March 4, 1964
  5. 25.33 ft — February 16, 1989

Recent crests: 21.72 ft (March 1, 2021) · 22.52 ft (April 4, 2015) · 22.67 ft (July 6, 2013) · 20.99 ft (November 29, 2011) · 23 ft (April 12, 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 (MUDK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.