Drakes Creek near Alvaton, KY
River level and flood forecast · Warren County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 19.9 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
Flow: 43 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 42 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 35 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 22 ft |
| Record crest (May 3, 2010) | 42.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 44 ftSurface of US 231 bridge floods.
- 42 ftUS 231...Scottsville Road...floods at Phil Moore Park.
- 39 ftApproaches to KY 240 bridge flood.
- 36 ftMt. Lebanon Road is impassable.
- 33 ftParts of Old Stone Golf Course flood.
- 21 ftTrails at Phil Moore Park flood.
Highest crests on record
- 42.12 ft — May 3, 2010
- 40.43 ft — June 23, 1969
- 35.93 ft — March 12, 1975
- 35.86 ft — February 16, 2025
- 35.71 ft — July 15, 1993
Recent crests: 32.41 ft (April 4, 2025) · 35.86 ft (February 16, 2025) · 30.61 ft (March 1, 2021) · 29.56 ft (February 24, 2019) · 24.77 ft (January 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWest Fork Drakes Creek at Franklin, KY
- DownstreamBarren River at Bowling Green, KY
- Barren River at Barren River Lake, KY
- Green River (KY) near Brownsville, KY
- Green River (KY) above Woodbury, KY
- Green River (KY) near Mammoth Cave, KY
- Nolin River at Nolin River Lake, KY
- Bledsoe Creek near Bethpage, TN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ALVK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.