Tygarts Creek above Olive Hill, KY
River level and flood forecast · Carter County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 8.8 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (February 6, 2025) | 14.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftMedical Center on US Route 60 in town floods.
- 21.5 ftThe Lawton Road bridge at the gauge floods.
- 20.5 ftThe Olive Hill Welcome Center and the bank at the intersection of Railroad Street and Cross Street flood.
- 20 ftBusinesses on Cross Street, Scott Street, and Whitt Street flood. The Post Office on US Highway 60 in town floods. Tygart Creek Elementary School begins to flood.
- 19.5 ftChili Street floods.
- 19 ftScott Street in town, and Lawton Road above the gauge flood. Homes adjacent to the creek near Bond Hollow Road flood at 19 to 20 feet.
- 18.5 ftRailroad Street, businesses along Railroad Street, the Olive Hill Community Center, and homes on Chili Street next to the creek flood.
- 18 ftLower floor units of Hydreco Apartment complex, the Olive Hill Fire Department, and Tygart Street flood at 18 to 19 feet. The Olive Hill waste water treatment plant begins to flood at 18 to 20 feet.
- 17 ftUS Highway 60 at Tygart Elementary School floods at 17 to 19 feet.
- 15 ftRow of homes and barns on Ponderosa Drive near the creek flood at 15 to 16 feet.
- 14 ftLower section of Chili Street floods. American Legion building off Lawton Road floods at 14 to 15 feet.
- 12 ftMost agricultural fields adjacent to the creek are inundated.
- 11 ftLow sections of Biggs Bridge Road next to the creek flood.
- 10 ftAgricultural fields adjacent to the creek begin to flood and soccer fields across from gauge begin to flood. Bond Hollow Road next to the creek floods at 10 to 11 feet.
Highest crests on record
- 14.5 ft — February 6, 2025
- 13.09 ft — February 16, 2025
- 11.41 ft — April 3, 2024
- 11.31 ft — February 28, 2024
- 11.1 ft — May 30, 2025
Recent crests: 11.1 ft (May 30, 2025) · 10.57 ft (April 4, 2025) · 13.09 ft (February 16, 2025) · 14.5 ft (February 6, 2025) · 11.41 ft (April 3, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OVHK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.