Rough River at Rough River Lake, KY
River level and flood forecast · Grayson County
The river is 34.1 ft below flood stage (524 ft).
Forecast to fall to 489.7 ft by Fri, Oct 16, 6 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Oct 13, 9:53 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 534 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 524 ft |
| Flood stage | 524 ft |
| Action stage | 522 ft |
| Record crest (April 6, 2025) | 530.45 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 554 ftTop of dam.
- 530.4 ftRecord elevation on 04/06/2025.
- 524 ftFlood pool, spillway elevation.
- 507.4 ftNorth Fork park closed.
- 506 ftWater over access road to some sites in North Fork.
- 502.5 ftWater over access road to sites in Laurel Branch campground.
- 501 ftEntrance at state park dock is under water.
- 498 ftBeach at North Fork is closed.
- 496.5 ftWater over sites in Axtel.
- 495 ftSummer Pool
- 490 ftWater is too low for boats to launch at Everleigh ramp.
- 478 ftWater is too low to launch boats at Peter Cave ramp.
- 475 ftWater is too low to launch boats at Cave Creek ramp.
- 470 ftWinter Pool
Highest crests on record
- 530.45 ft — April 6, 2025
- 527.4 ft — May 4, 2011
- 521.6 ft — February 24, 1989
- 521.2 ft — May 22, 1983
- 520.9 ft — September 28, 1979
Recent crests: 530.45 ft (April 6, 2025) · 505.3 ft (May 23, 2016) · 511.9 ft (April 23, 2015) · 527.4 ft (May 4, 2011) · 510.8 ft (May 9, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RRLK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.