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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 6 NEAR SALVISA, KY

KENTUCKY37.9256°N, -84.8213°W Updated 34 min ago

FLOW RATE

4,320cfs

GAUGE HT

11.73ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

6mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

4,320cfs 25.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 2,737–3,703 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

4,320cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,840cfs

RUNNABLE

79%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.73ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

73°

MON

90°

70°

TUE

87°

67°

WED

88°

69°

THU

86°

71°

FRI

85°

72°

SAT

88°

73°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

75°

76°

78°

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81°

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74°

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81°

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74°

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77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

86°

85°

86°

84°

83°

81°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph ESE

G 7 mph

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

ENE

G12

G11

ENE

NNE

WNW

G13

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G12

G13

G16

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G15

ENE

G12

ENE

G12

G11

G12

G11

ENE

G10

G11

G12

G11

G10

G12

NNE

ESE

WSW

SSW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

19%

14%

17%

13%

18%

22%

24%

23%

27%

29%

27%

23%

27%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

95%

72%

84%

100%

77%

53%

100%

84%

65%

100%

80%

100%

90%

38%

16%

23%

22%

26%

15%

14%

18%

10%

36%

12%

18%

59%

98%

100%

28%

17%

12%

11%

23%

20%

35%

10%

11%

10%

100%

11%

13%

30%

35%

34%

11%

100%

78%

38%

10%

17%

26%

29%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1001

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:27 AM

SUNSET

09:02 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

37.9256, -84.8213

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

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