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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 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

6,397cfs

GAUGE HT

8.87ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

3mph NNE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

6,397cfs 7.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,910–3,936 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

6,397cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,705cfs

RUNNABLE

25%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

8.87ft

Water Temperature

77.5°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

73°

MON

91°

69°

TUE

92°

69°

WED

94°

70°

THU

97°

72°

FRI

96°

73°

SAT

89°

74°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

71°

mild

71°

70°

69°

72°

75°

78°

81°

84°

86°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

89°

87°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

73°

71°

70°

69°

73°

77°

81°

84°

87°

89°

91°

92°

91°

90°

86°

79°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

71°

74°

78°

82°

86°

89°

91°

93°

94°

93°

92°

90°

86°

81°

79°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

76°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

94°

96°

97°

96°

93°

86°

84°

83°

82°

81°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

77°

81°

84°

87°

91°

93°

95°

96°

95°

93°

90°

87°

84°

81°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NNE

G 6 mph

NNE

G13

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

G11

G12

ENE

G12

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G16

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

G13

G12

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

NNE

NNW

G12

ENE

G10

ENE

G17

ENE

G17

ENE

G16

G15

G13

G11

G10

ESE

WNW

NNE

ENE

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

WNW

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

WSW

WNW

G13

G14

NNW

G11

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSW

WSW

WNW

NNE

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

12%

17%

27%

26%

29%

18%

20%

11%

87%

100%

97%

33%

100%

62%

100%

70%

100%

98%

22%

52%

23%

67%

65%

27%

100%

11%

19%

42%

62%

72%

78%

83%

89%

94%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

09:03 PM

14H 37M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

38.2113, -84.8741

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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