TidalMapEagle Creek at Glencoe, KY Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 03291500 sits on Eagle Creek and reads everything draining 437 square miles of the Lower Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 508 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1916, 83 years of it.
Normal flows here
Eagle Creek runs a median of 110 cfs at this gauge across 83 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 394 cfs, and September the leanest at 6.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 39,300 cfs in 1964, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1931.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 261 cfs | 236% |
| Feb | 336 cfs | 304% |
| Mar | 394 cfs | 357% |
| Apr | 295 cfs | 267% |
| May | 192 cfs | 174% |
| Jun | 92 cfs | 83% |
| Jul | 33 cfs | 30% |
| Aug | 15 cfs | 14% |
| Sep | 6.4 cfs | 6% |
| Oct | 7.6 cfs | 7% |
| Nov | 62 cfs | 56% |
| Dec | 167 cfs | 151% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1916 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Eagle Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.1 feet, in March 1997.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 18 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 24 ft |
| Major flooding | 28 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1997 | 29.1 ft |
| March 1964 | 26.1 ft |
| September 1979 | 24.2 ft |
| March 1943 | 23.6 ft |
| March 1913 | 23 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNCK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03291500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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