Licking River at Catawba, KY
River level and flood forecast · Pendleton County
Normal5.4 ftas of Mon 4 PM
Forecast to hold near 5.4 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 135 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:58 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Action stage | 33 ft |
| Record crest (March 3, 1997) | 57.57 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 57.57 ft — March 3, 1997
- 52.6 ft — March 10, 1964
- 47 ft — April 14, 1948
- 45.98 ft — January 23, 1937
- 44.57 ft — April 6, 2025
Recent crests: 44.57 ft (April 6, 2025) · 37.81 ft (February 17, 2025) · 40.1 ft (May 20, 2020) · 30.11 ft (November 6, 2018) · 36.15 ft (September 25, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CATK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.