TidalMapSalt River at Glensboro, 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 03295400 sits on the Salt River and reads everything draining 172 square miles of the Salt basin. Its datum sits 585 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1989, 24 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Salt River runs a median of 79 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 232 cfs, and September the leanest at 14 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 11,500 cfs in 2006, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2007.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 181 cfs | 229% |
| Feb | 232 cfs | 294% |
| Mar | 178 cfs | 225% |
| Apr | 143 cfs | 181% |
| May | 113 cfs | 143% |
| Jun | 40 cfs | 51% |
| Jul | 31 cfs | 39% |
| Aug | 19 cfs | 24% |
| Sep | 14 cfs | 18% |
| Oct | 19 cfs | 24% |
| Nov | 64 cfs | 81% |
| Dec | 134 cfs | 170% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1989 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 13.1 feet, in September 2006.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2006 | 13.1 ft |
| April 2015 | 13 ft |
| March 1997 | 12.9 ft |
| April 2008 | 12.8 ft |
| July 1998 | 12.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNBK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03295400. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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