Eagle Creek at Sadieville, 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 03291000 sits on Eagle Creek and reads everything draining 43 square miles of the Lower Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 756 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2012, 14 years of it.
Normal flows here
Eagle Creek runs a median of 10 cfs at this gauge across 14 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 36 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,190 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2019.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 cfs | 238% |
| Feb | 29 cfs | 276% |
| Mar | 36 cfs | 343% |
| Apr | 28 cfs | 267% |
| May | 18 cfs | 171% |
| Jun | 4.7 cfs | 45% |
| Jul | 2.3 cfs | 22% |
| Aug | 1.2 cfs | 11% |
| Sep | 0.8 cfs | 7% |
| Oct | 1.8 cfs | 17% |
| Nov | 8.8 cfs | 84% |
| Dec | 19 cfs | 181% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 22 feet, in August 1932.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 1932 | 22 ft |
| March 1943 | 22 ft |
| March 1964 | 20.5 ft |
| June 1950 | 19.4 ft |
| February 1948 | 18 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SDVK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03291000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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