Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock, KY
River level and flood forecast · Greenup County
The river is 27.8 ft below flood stage (54 ft).
Forecast to rise to 27.5 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 54 ft flood stage.
Flow: 128,000 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:44 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 62 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 56 ft |
| Flood stage | 54 ft |
| Action stage | 52 ft |
| Record crest (March 31, 1913) | 64.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 74.7 ftThis flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Large amounts of property damage is expected. Evacuation of homes and businesses will be required.
- 69 ftHighest ground in Greenup is flooded. Route 23 is closed.
- 68 ftWater enters 90% of residental area of Greenup. CSX Railroad is closed in all parts of Greenup.
- 67 ftBerry Street in Greenup is flooded.
- 66 ftWomeck Cemetery is flooded.
- 65 ftBackwater flooding into Raccoon Creek begins.
- 64 ftCSX Railroad is closed on east side of Greenup.
- 62 ftWater enters Greenup High School.
- 56 ftSeveral low lying areas flooded and backwater affected on both sides of the river.
- 54 ftThis will cause minor flooding of mainly low-lying areas. Backwater flooding starts on both sides of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 64.5 ft — March 31, 1913
- 64 ft — February 12, 1884
- 62.3 ft — March 4, 1997
- 61.7 ft — March 9, 1945
- 59.2 ft — December 11, 1978
Recent crests: 54.9 ft (April 7, 2025) · 55.58 ft (February 18, 2025) · 57.99 ft (March 3, 2021) · 54.94 ft (February 15, 2020) · 51.84 ft (December 24, 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 (GNUK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.