Kentucky River at Lock 10 Near Winchester, KY

USGS Site No: 03284000 • Kentucky River • Madison County, KY

Kentucky River at Lock 10 Near Winchester, KY on the Kentucky River is currently at 5,040 cfs (Normal — 74th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 12.81 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Kentucky River
Kentucky River at Lock 11 Near College Hill, KY
Downstream on Kentucky River ↓
Kentucky River at Lock 9 at Valley View, KY
5,040
CFS Discharge
12.81
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 527
25th Low threshold 846
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1,610
75th High threshold 5,240 Today: 5,040 cfs
95th Very High threshold 15,100

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

47k 23k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 8,060 14.00
May 27, 2026 8,990 14.33
May 26, 2026 5,850 13.15
May 25, 2026 5,670 13.08
May 24, 2026 5,320 12.93
May 23, 2026 3,830 12.20
May 22, 2026 1,100 10.51
May 21, 2026 701 10.14
May 20, 2026 492 9.91
May 19, 2026 440 9.85
May 18, 2026 536 9.96
May 17, 2026 576 10.01
May 16, 2026 625 10.06
May 15, 2026 711 10.15
Apr 21, 2026 980 10.41
Apr 20, 2026 1,010 10.44
Apr 19, 2026 1,080 10.50
Apr 18, 2026 1,130 10.55
Apr 17, 2026 1,200 10.61
Apr 16, 2026 1,300 10.69
Apr 15, 2026 1,490 10.84
Apr 14, 2026 1,610 10.93
Apr 13, 2026 1,710 11.01
Apr 12, 2026 1,850 11.10
Apr 11, 2026 2,080 11.26
Apr 10, 2026 2,420 11.47
Apr 9, 2026 2,720 11.65
Apr 8, 2026 2,660 11.61
Apr 7, 2026 2,100 11.27
Apr 6, 2026 1,800 11.07

Station Information

USGS Site No
03284000
State
KY
County
Madison County
Coordinates
37.8940, -84.2605
Drainage Area
3,955 mi²
Datum (ft)
556.1
HUC Code
05100205
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
24.0 ft
Flood Stage
26.0 ft
Moderate Flood
35.0 ft
Major Flood
40.0 ft

Currently 13.19 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
40,200 cfs
May 18, 2025
Min discharge
200 cfs
Sep 2, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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