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Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

Highest listed crest 17.96 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft65 crests since 1932

The Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2025. The highest, 17.96 ft on March 4, 1997, was major flooding, 7.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.96 ft
March 4, 1997; 35,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
11
8th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
14.99 ft, major flooding
Location
Franklin County
Near Frankfort (5.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.029Mar 1, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.025Feb 16, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.011Apr 5, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1932 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill, 1932 to 2025 1012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Sep 2, 1932: 17.50 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1937: 17.20 ft, major flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1940: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1943: 13.80 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1945: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1948: 14.50 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1950: 13.20 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1951: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1952: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 12.30 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1955: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1958: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 12.06 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1960: 12.24 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 14.01 ft, major flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1962: 12.18 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 14.35 ft, major flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 10.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1968: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1970: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1972: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1972: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1974: 12.44 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1975: 12.36 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1978: 13.47 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 12.29 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1989: 15.26 ft, major flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1990: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1990: 13.51 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1991: 10.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1993: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 12.75 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1996: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1997: 17.96 ft, major flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1998: 13.62 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2000: 12.92 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 10.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2002: 12.85 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2004: 13.67 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2004: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2006: 12.45 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 14.32 ft, major flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 14.69 ft, major flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2011: 12.71 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2011: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 13.37 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2015: 15.75 ft, major flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2016: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2017: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2017: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2018: 13.26 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2018: 12.28 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2018: 11.93 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 12.72 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 14.99 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.96 ft, Mar 4, 1997 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 8 1960s: 7 1970s: 9 1980s: 2 1990s: 9 2000s: 7 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill
1Mar 4, 199717.96+7.96Major35,900
2Sep 2, 193217.50+7.50Major31,000
3Jan 1, 193717.20+7.20Major30,000
4Apr 4, 201515.75+5.75Major26,200
5Feb 16, 198915.26+5.26Major28,700
6Apr 5, 202514.99+4.99Major23,300
7May 3, 201014.69+4.69Major22,100
8Apr 14, 194814.50+4.50Major22,400
9Mar 5, 196414.35+4.35Major23,200
10Apr 5, 200814.32+4.32Major20,800
11May 8, 196114.01+4.01Major18,200
12Mar 19, 194313.80+3.80Moderate19,200
13Jun 1, 200413.67+3.67Moderate18,600
14Jul 21, 199813.62+3.62Moderate18,500
15Dec 19, 199013.51+3.51Moderate14,900
16Dec 9, 197813.47+3.47Moderate17,900
17Jul 6, 201313.37+3.37Moderate17,500
18Feb 23, 201813.26+3.26Moderate17,400
19Jan 6, 195013.20+3.20Moderate16,400
20Feb 19, 200012.92+2.92Moderate16,200
21Mar 21, 200212.85+2.85Moderate16,000
22May 19, 199512.75+2.75Moderate13,300
23Feb 16, 202512.72+2.72Moderate15,900
24Apr 24, 201112.71+2.71Moderate15,600
25May 5, 195812.50+2.50Moderate15,000
26Sep 24, 200612.45+2.45Moderate14,800
27Jan 11, 197412.44+2.44Moderate14,800
28Apr 25, 197512.36+2.36Moderate14,600
29Mar 4, 195312.30+2.30Moderate14,600
30May 2, 198312.29+2.29Moderate15,800
31Sep 24, 201812.28+2.28Moderate14,600
32Jun 24, 196012.24+2.24Moderate13,000
33Mar 6, 194512.20+2.20Moderate14,900
34Mar 23, 195212.20+2.20Moderate14,400
35Feb 28, 196212.18+2.18Moderate15,600
36Jan 22, 195912.06+2.06Moderate13,500
37Nov 6, 201811.93+1.93Minor13,700
38Mar 14, 197811.89+1.89Minor13,200
39Dec 9, 197211.83+1.83Minor13,000
40Jan 15, 195111.80+1.80Minor13,500
41Feb 18, 197611.72+1.72Minor12,700
42Mar 2, 201711.71+1.71Minor13,100
43Jan 28, 199411.70+1.70Minor11,200
44May 6, 199611.66+1.66Minor13,100
45Mar 1, 202111.61+1.61Minor12,900
46Mar 3, 194011.60+1.60Minor14,000
47Apr 2, 197011.57+1.57Minor12,300
48Feb 22, 199311.52+1.52Minor10,800
49May 20, 202011.51+1.51Minor12,600
50Apr 5, 196811.48+1.48Minor12,000

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Frankfort Lock31.048.47 ft, Dec 10, 197810

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PKMK2, 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.