Dix River at Herrington Lake

Highest listed crest 761.60 ftFlood stage 750.0 ft12 crests since 1978

The Dix River at Herrington Lake crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2025. The highest, 761.60 ft on December 9, 1978, was major flooding, 11.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 761.60 ft; December 9, 1978
Flood stage: 750.0 ft; Major flooding from 760.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 51st of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest: April 6, 2025; 757.02 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Garrard County; Near Nicholasville (10.5 mi), Danville (10.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS DIXK2; USGS 03286000

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Dix River at Herrington Lake

Action stage	748.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	750.0	5	Jul 16, 2015	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	755.0	6	Apr 6, 2025	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	760.0	1	Dec 9, 1978	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1978 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Dix River at Herrington Lake

1	Dec 9, 1978	761.60	+11.60	Major	—
2	May 4, 2010	757.20	+7.20	Moderate	—
3	Apr 6, 2025	757.02	+7.02	Moderate	—
4	Mar 2, 2021	756.82	+6.82	Moderate	—
5	Apr 15, 2015	756.57	+6.57	Moderate	—
6	Feb 16, 2025	756.22	+6.22	Moderate	—
7	Jul 8, 2013	755.91	+5.91	Moderate	—
8	Apr 29, 2011	754.77	+4.77	Minor	—
9	Jul 16, 2015	754.14	+4.14	Minor	—
10	Apr 18, 2011	752.60	+2.60	Minor	—
11	Mar 12, 2015	752.45	+2.45	Minor	—
12	Mar 13, 2011	752.06	+2.06	Minor	—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DIXK2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.