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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 8 NEAR CAMP NELSON, KY

KENTUCKY37.7454°N, -84.5866°W Updated 50 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,590cfs

GAUGE HT

14.87ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,590cfs

Optimal band: 2,525–3,415 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,590cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,870cfs

RUNNABLE

28%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

14.87ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

72°

MON

88°

69°

TUE

89°

69°

WED

90°

70°

THU

87°

71°

FRI

85°

69°

SAT

84°

62°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

79°

mild

79°

77°

80°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

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78°

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75°

74°

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72°

71°

70°

69°

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74°

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80°

82°

84°

85°

87°

88°

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86°

81°

78°

76°

75°

73°

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72°

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73°

76°

79°

82°

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87°

88°

89°

90°

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83°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

75°

78°

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85°

87°

85°

84°

81°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

74°

76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSE

G 8 mph

SSE

ENE

G12

ENE

G11

ENE

G10

NNE

WSW

G13

ENE

G11

ENE

G12

ENE

G13

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G13

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G10

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

G11

ENE

ESE

G11

G10

NNE

WNW

WSW

WNW

WSW

G11

G10

WNW

SSW

G14

G12

G17

G15

ENE

NNE

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

27%

35%

33%

21%

20%

13%

10%

11%

15%

18%

28%

25%

28%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

75%

100%

32%

100%

59%

16%

15%

25%

50%

10%

100%

15%

86%

97%

100%

17%

28%

81%

45%

17%

31%

52%

11%

12%

43%

42%

31%

13%

100%

98%

100%

90%

76%

61%

43%

25%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

09:01 PM

14H 35M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

37.7454, -84.5866

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:15 UTC

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