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KENTUCKY RIVER

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KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 8 NEAR CAMP NELSON, KY

JESSAMINE COUNTY, KY37.7454°N, -84.5866°W Updated 16 hr ago

FLOW RATE

4,348cfs

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

5mph E

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

4,348cfs

Optimal band: 1,615–2,185 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

34,542cfs

PERIOD LOW

207cfs

RUNNABLE

14%

last 1 year in band

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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°

80°

79°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

73°

76°

78°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

83°

80°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

72°

74°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

87°

88°

89°

86°

81°

78°

76°

75°

73°

74°

72°

71°

70°

73°

76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

88°

89°

90°

89°

88°

83°

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

71°

72°

75°

78°

80°

83°

85°

87°

85°

84°

81°

76°

74°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

70°

71°

74°

76°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

7mph E

G 9 mph

G10

G11

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

NNW

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 %

30%

35%

24%

18%

11%

15%

18%

23%

21%

20%

28%

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

82%

59%

100%

44%

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%

18%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

999

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:26 AM

SUNSET

09:01 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 00:00 UTC

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