Kentucky River at Ford Lock, KY
River level and flood forecast · Madison County
The river is 16.3 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Forecast to rise to 10.4 ft Wed 2 AM, below the 26 ft flood stage.
Flow: 315 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:04 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 35 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (December 10, 1978) | 40.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftKY highway 388 floods. Some homes are threatened. More sections of Fort Boonesborough State Park flood.
- 26 ftFlooding occurs in low lying portions of Fort Boonesborough State Park.
Highest crests on record
- 40.15 ft — December 10, 1978
- 38.05 ft — March 3, 2021
- 36.07 ft — March 1, 1962
- 35.1 ft — March 28, 1913
- 35 ft — April 6, 2025
Recent crests: 35 ft (April 6, 2025) · 31.63 ft (February 19, 2025) · 38.05 ft (March 3, 2021) · 26.89 ft (February 26, 2019) · 32.47 ft (May 3, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamKentucky River at Lock 11 near College Hill, KY
- DownstreamKentucky River at Valley View, KY
- East Hickman Creek near East Hickman, KY
- North Elkhorn Creek at Eastland Park, KY
- West Hickman Creek at Veterans Park, KY
- Red River at Clay City, KY
- Cane Run Creek at Highlands, KY
- Cane Run Creek near Douglas Park, KY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FODK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.