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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KY

FRANKFORT, KY38.2113°N, -84.8741°W Updated 20 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,850cfs

GAUGE HT

8.49ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

6mph E

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,850cfs 30.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,137–4,244 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,850cfs

PERIOD LOW

3,070cfs

RUNNABLE

77%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.49ft

Water Temperature

76.8°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

73°

MON

92°

70°

TUE

89°

69°

WED

92°

70°

THU

93°

72°

FRI

90°

67°

SAT

88°

61°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

81°

mild

81°

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77°

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72°

77°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 9 mph

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

NNE

G12

G15

G14

G17

G18

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

G10

G12

ENE

G12

G11

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NNW

SSW

G10

G11

G10

ESE

NNE

ENE

NNE

WSW

NNE

WNW

SSE

G10

WSW

G14

G10

G11

WSW

G10

WNW

G10

WNW

G15

G17

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

27%

21%

22%

12%

11%

13%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

93%

69%

19%

18%

21%

25%

50%

75%

14%

95%

100%

71%

23%

74%

100%

98%

100%

20%

10%

12%

15%

11%

32%

67%

100%

92%

18%

100%

95%

87%

75%

54%

30%

15%

16%

27%

40%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

09:03 PM

14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

38.2113, -84.8741

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 16:30 UTC

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