Kentucky River at Heidelberg, KY
River level and flood forecast · Lee County
The river is 10.9 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to rise to 9.9 ft Tue 2 PM, below the 20 ft flood stage.
Flow: 280 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (February 4, 1939) | 35.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.6 ftFlooding will exceed the highest flood on record.
- 20 ftLow lying areas flood.
Highest crests on record
- 35.6 ft — February 4, 1939
- 35 ft — January 30, 1957
- 34.4 ft — March 24, 1929
- 33.69 ft — March 2, 2021
- 32.6 ft — February 15, 1948
Recent crests: 21.32 ft (March 29, 2021) · 33.69 ft (March 2, 2021) · 20.08 ft (March 22, 2020) · 20.84 ft (February 14, 2020) · 20.31 ft (February 12, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSouth Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, KY
- DownstreamKentucky River at Lock 13 near Willow, KY
- Sturgeon Creek at Cressmont, KY
- Middle Fork Kentucky River near Tallega, KY
- Kentucky River near Ravenna, KY
- North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, KY
- Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake, KY
- Red River at Clay City, KY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HLDK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.