Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KY
River level and flood forecast · Pike County
Normal9.3 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 25.7 ft below flood stage (35 ft).
Flow: 1,900 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 50 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 42 ft |
| Flood stage | 35 ft |
| Action stage | 28 ft |
| Record crest (January 30, 1957) | 52.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 52.72 ftFlooding will equal the highest flood on record.
- 50 ftUpper flood gate is closed at Pikeville.
- 40 ftPortions of Mullins and Coal Run Village are flooded. Homes along portions of Winward Lane are inundated. Homes along West Cedar Drive are threatened.
- 38 ftLower flood gate of Pikeville is deployed. Coal Run Village Park is inundated. Red Creek Road is flooded and a mobile home park is threatened.
- 35 ftLow lying areas flood.
Highest crests on record
- 52.72 ft — January 30, 1957
- 52 ft — February 1, 1862
- 51.46 ft — April 5, 1977
- 50 ft — March 12, 1963
- 46.68 ft — February 16, 2025
Recent crests: 46.68 ft (February 16, 2025) · 36.21 ft (March 1, 2021) · 37.45 ft (February 7, 2020) · 38.54 ft (February 11, 2018) · 40.39 ft (March 5, 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 (PKYK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.