Green River (KY) at Munfordville, KY

River level and flood forecast · Hart County

Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 4 PM

The river is 25.4 ft below flood stage (28 ft).

Flow: 274 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-200204060TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 26 ftFlood 28 ftModerate 50 ftMajor 57 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage57 ft
Moderate flood stage50 ft
Flood stage28 ft
Action stage26 ft
Record crest (March 1, 1962)57.72 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 57.7 ftAll of bottomland floods. City still is at least 20 feet above flood waters.
  • 57 ftMunfordville Waste Water Treatment Plant floods.
  • 50 ftMost of the agricultural bottomland floods. Eve Highway (KY 566) floods near Lynn Camp Creek bridge.
  • 49 ftGreen River Valley Water District Treatment Plant floods.
  • 28 ftWater enters city park under US 31W bridge.

Highest crests on record

  1. 57.72 ft — March 1, 1962
  2. 54 ft — January 1, 1913
  3. 53.78 ft — May 8, 1984
  4. 51.89 ft — December 10, 1978
  5. 51.88 ft — May 4, 2010

Recent crests: 47.26 ft (April 6, 2025) · 43.99 ft (February 17, 2025) · 42.79 ft (March 2, 2021) · 34.06 ft (February 25, 2019) · 28.27 ft (December 27, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MFVK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.