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Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe

Highest listed crest 29.08 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft36 crests since 1913

The Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 29.08 ft on March 2, 1997, was major flooding, 11.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.08 ft
March 2, 1997; 58,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 4, 2025
20.13 ft, minor flooding
Location
Owen County
Kentucky

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe
Action stage15.07Dec 5, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.025Apr 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.02Sep 14, 1979Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.01Mar 2, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1913 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe, 1913 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1943: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1945: 22.80 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1957: 22.53 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 26.05 ft, moderate flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 22.15 ft, minor flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1979: 24.19 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1995: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1997: 29.08 ft, major flooding; 58,300 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2001: 16.86 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2002: 16.71 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2003: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2004: 15.81 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 15.39 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2006: 14.39 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2009: 16.81 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 17.68 ft, action stageMay 12, 2010: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2011: 19.48 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2011: 17.39 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 22.05 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2014: 20.66 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2015: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 35,473 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2018: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 22,379 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2019: 18.14 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2021: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 30,872 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,365 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2023: 18.75 ft, minor flooding; 24,368 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 26,663 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2025: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.08 ft, Mar 2, 1997 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 5 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe
1Mar 2, 199729.08+11.08Major58,300
2Mar 10, 196426.05+8.05Moderate58,200
3Sep 14, 197924.19+6.19Moderate46,500
4Mar 19, 194323.60+5.60Minor43,200
5Mar 26, 191323.00+5.00Minor43,000
6Mar 6, 194522.80+4.80Minor38,900
7Sep 9, 201822.64+4.64Minor35,473
8Jul 5, 195722.53+4.53Minor37,600
9Apr 2, 197022.15+4.15Minor35,700
10Jul 6, 201322.05+4.05Minor33,600
11May 8, 196121.60+3.60Minor33,200
12Feb 14, 194821.40+3.40Minor32,400
13Feb 23, 197521.28+3.28Minor31,900
14May 25, 199521.12+3.12Minor31,500
15Feb 28, 202121.10+3.10Minor30,872
16Apr 4, 201420.66+2.66Minor29,500
17Apr 3, 201520.20+2.20Minor28,100
18May 12, 201020.17+2.17Minor28,100
19Apr 4, 202520.13+2.13Minor28,100
20Feb 16, 202519.61+1.61Minor26,663
21Feb 18, 202219.50+1.50Minor26,365
22Apr 23, 201119.48+1.48Minor26,200
23Mar 28, 200519.34+1.34Minor25,800
24Jul 10, 200319.14+1.14Minor25,300
25Mar 18, 200818.85+0.85Minor24,500
26Jan 3, 202318.75+0.75Minor24,368
27Feb 12, 201918.14+0.14Minor22,800
28Sep 25, 201818.03+0.03Minor22,379
29May 3, 201017.68−0.32Action—
30Dec 5, 201117.39−0.61Action20,800
31Jun 6, 200116.86−1.14Action19,500
32Jul 29, 200916.81−1.19Action19,500
33Apr 28, 200216.71−1.29Action19,200
34Jan 4, 200415.81−2.19Action17,400
35Sep 23, 200615.39−2.61Action16,600
36Oct 28, 200614.39−3.61Below flood stage14,700

Owen County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kentucky

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNCK2, 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.