TidalMapRed River near Hazel Green, 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 03282500 sits on the Red River and reads everything draining 66 square miles of the Upper Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 870 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1954, 67 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Red River runs a median of 24 cfs at this gauge across 67 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 113 cfs, and September the leanest at 3.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,170 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1999.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70 cfs | 292% |
| Feb | 94 cfs | 392% |
| Mar | 113 cfs | 471% |
| Apr | 81 cfs | 338% |
| May | 41 cfs | 171% |
| Jun | 13 cfs | 54% |
| Jul | 10 cfs | 42% |
| Aug | 6.1 cfs | 25% |
| Sep | 3.0 cfs | 13% |
| Oct | 3.3 cfs | 14% |
| Nov | 9.9 cfs | 41% |
| Dec | 57 cfs | 238% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1954 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 22.1 feet, in February 1962.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1962 | 22.1 ft |
| December 1978 | 20.5 ft |
| March 2021 | 20.1 ft |
| February 2019 | 17.9 ft |
| April 2015 | 16.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HGRK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03282500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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