Rough River near Dundee, KY
River level and flood forecast · Ohio County
Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 20.7 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 23 ft |
| Record crest (January 20, 1937) | 31.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftSurface of KY 919 bridge floods.
- 32 ftDundee is cutoff.
- 30 ftUS 231 floods at shopping center between Hartford and Beaver Dam.
- 29 ftKY 136 at Heflin Road floods near county line. KY 69 floods near intersection of US 231 in Hartford.
- 28 ftTrailer courts in Hartford flood.
- 27 ftKY 919 flood at Underwood and Clifty Huff Roads near Narrows.
- 26 ftCounty roads near Sunnydale flood.
- 25 ftCounty roads between Dundee and Narrows flood.
Highest crests on record
- 31.8 ft — January 20, 1937
- 30.2 ft — March 3, 1997
- 29.75 ft — May 7, 1984
- 29.72 ft — February 15, 1989
- 29.1 ft — May 4, 2011
Recent crests: 29.09 ft (February 17, 2025) · 27.35 ft (March 2, 2021) · 28.05 ft (June 29, 2020) · 25.64 ft (February 5, 2020) · 25.42 ft (January 12, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamGreen River (KY) above Livermore, KY
- DownstreamGreen River (KY) at Calhoun Lock and Dam, KY
- Caney Creek (KY) at Horse Branch, KY
- South Fork Panther Creek near Whitesville, KY
- Rough River at Hartford, KY
- Rough River at Rough River Lake, KY
- Green River (KY) above Rockport, KY
- Green River (KY) at Paradise, KY
- Ohio River at Cannelton Lock and Dam, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DUNK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.