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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 3 AT GEST, KY

OWEN COUNTY, KY38.4167°N, -84.8808°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,790cfs

AIR TEMP

81°F

WIND

6mph SSE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

4,790cfs 41.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,489–3,367 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

51,636cfs

PERIOD LOW

382cfs

RUNNABLE

16%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

85°

73°

MON

92°

71°

TUE

91°

70°

WED

95°

71°

THU

94°

72°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

89°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

84°

mild

84°

81°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

78°

82°

85°

88°

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89°

86°

83°

81°

79°

78°

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74°

73°

71°

70°

73°

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81°

84°

86°

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91°

90°

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84°

79°

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75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

75°

79°

84°

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93°

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91°

86°

81°

79°

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73°

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76°

80°

83°

86°

89°

92°

93°

94°

93°

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82°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

76°

80°

84°

87°

89°

91°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ESE

G 9 mph

ESE

G10

NNW

NNE

G11

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G12

ENE

G15

G14

G16

G17

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G10

ENE

G12

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

SSE

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

SSW

NNE

NNW

WSW

G11

WNW

G10

G12

G16

G11

NNW

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

12%

few

12%

15%

18%

20%

17%

23%

11%

40%

41%

50%

12%

84%

100%

68%

24%

27%

100%

76%

12%

92%

45%

100%

86%

100%

13%

12%

16%

49%

13%

20%

27%

31%

24%

12%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

14H 38M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

38.4167, -84.8808

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC

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