Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock, KY
River level and flood forecast · Jessamine County
Normal9.4 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 20.6 ft below flood stage (30 ft).
Forecast to rise to 9.9 ft Thu 8 AM, below the 30 ft flood stage.
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 | 39 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 36 ft |
| Flood stage | 30 ft |
| Action stage | 26 ft |
| Record crest (December 8, 1978) | 53.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 39 ftDix Drive floods completely. Many homes are flooded. Palisades Road floods. Part of Highway 68 floods.
- 36 ftWater enters homes along Dix Drive. Brooklyn Road floods.
- 30 ftLarge portion of Dix Drive floods.
- 26 ftHomes along Dix Drive are cut off.
- 25 ftDix Drive begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 53.1 ft — December 8, 1978
- 52.9 ft — January 1, 1972
- 47.2 ft — April 6, 2025
- 43.69 ft — May 3, 2010
- 42.41 ft — April 16, 1972
Recent crests: 47.2 ft (April 6, 2025) · 37.16 ft (February 17, 2025) · 38.68 ft (March 4, 2021) · 30.23 ft (February 24, 2019) · 31.98 ft (April 15, 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 (HIBK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.