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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 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,110cfs

GAUGE HT

8.29ft

WATER TEMP

77°F

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

1mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

4,110cfs 32.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,598–4,868 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

52,811cfs

PERIOD LOW

624cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

8.29ft

Water Temperature

77.4°F

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

73°

MON

92°

71°

TUE

90°

69°

WED

94°

71°

THU

94°

72°

FRI

91°

70°

SAT

89°

63°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

83°

81°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

74°

78°

81°

84°

87°

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90°

91°

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91°

90°

88°

84°

81°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

76°

80°

83°

85°

87°

89°

90°

89°

88°

85°

79°

77°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

75°

79°

83°

87°

89°

92°

94°

93°

91°

86°

81°

79°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

76°

80°

83°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

92°

85°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

73°

76°

80°

84°

87°

90°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph ENE

G 11 mph

G11

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

NNW

G12

G15

G14

G17

G18

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

G10

G12

ENE

G12

G11

ENE

NNW

WSW

SSW

G10

G11

G10

ESE

NNW

NNE

WSW

NNE

SSW

G10

SSW

G14

G10

G11

G10

WNW

G10

NNW

G15

NNE

G17

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

18%

11%

10%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

71%

mostly

71%

21%

83%

19%

100%

89%

18%

21%

11%

31%

33%

32%

62%

32%

100%

62%

74%

100%

11%

100%

12%

44%

25%

100%

84%

100%

84%

34%

12%

13%

77%

10%

19%

22%

25%

27%

25%

22%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

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 00:00 UTC

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