TidalMapRussell Fork at Cedarville, 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 03209410 sits on the Russell Fork and reads everything draining 611 square miles of the Upper Levisa basin. Its datum sits 743 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Russell Fork at Bartlick, VA, reading 526 square miles. This gauge adds the 85 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KY at 1,232 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 50% of the water measured there.
Flood stages and record crests
The Russell Fork reaches flood stage at this gauge at 21 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.8 feet, in April 1977.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 17 ft |
| Minor flooding | 21 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1977 | 24.8 ft |
| January 1957 | 24.2 ft |
| March 1963 | 21.7 ft |
| May 1984 | 20.5 ft |
| February 1962 | 19.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELKK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Russell Fork at Bartlick, VA
- Pound River below Flannagan Dam, near Haysi, VA
- Grapevine Creek near Phyllis, KY
- Russell Fork at Haysi, VA
- Levisa Fork below Fishtrap Dam near Millard, KY
- Levisa Fork at Big Rock, VA
- Cranes Nest River near Clintwood, VA
- Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KY
- Johns Creek near Meta, KY
- Elkhorn Creek at Burdine, KY
- Clinch River at Cleveland, VA
- North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03209410. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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