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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 13 NEAR WILLOW SHOALS, KY

LEE COUNTY, KY37.6019°N, -83.8334°W Updated 42 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,870cfs

GAUGE HT

13.53ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,870cfs 99.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,006–2,714 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,190cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,980cfs

RUNNABLE

70%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.53ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

71°

MON

87°

68°

TUE

93°

67°

WED

96°

69°

THU

95°

70°

FRI

92°

69°

SAT

90°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

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75°

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68°

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78°

75°

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73°

78°

83°

87°

90°

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90°

83°

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72°

71°

70°

71°

75°

79°

83°

87°

90°

91°

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95°

94°

93°

88°

83°

79°

76°

77°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

75°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph ENE

G 8 mph

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

G13

G14

G13

G12

G14

G13

G11

G10

ESE

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

SSE

SSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

G13

WNW

WSW

NNW

G15

G18

NNW

G11

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

12%

19%

18%

16%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

88%

71%

48%

62%

68%

74%

24%

10%

38%

13%

21%

12%

11%

16%

39%

11%

85%

10%

28%

48%

100%

64%

14%

94%

16%

100%

18%

16%

92%

100%

95%

100%

84%

100%

10%

16%

36%

48%

37%

18%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

08:57 PM

14H 33M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

37.6019, -83.8334

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 19:15 UTC

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