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Green River (KY) above Woodbury

Highest listed crest 52.67 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft115 crests since 1913

The Green River (KY) above Woodbury crested at major flood stage 14 times among the 115 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 52.67 ft on January 24, 1937, was major flooding, 26.67 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Green River (KY) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
52.67 ft
January 24, 1937; 205,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 41.0 ft
Crests at major
14
5th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
45.19 ft, major flooding
Location
Butler County
Kentucky

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Green River (KY) above Woodbury
Action stage24.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.089Mar 5, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage38.012Mar 3, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage41.014Apr 7, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Green River (KY) above Woodbury, 1913 to 2025 2030405060ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 41.0 ft Jan 11, 1913: 38.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 24, 1937: 52.67 ft, major flooding; 205,000 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1938: 29.77 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1939: 38.87 ft, moderate flooding; 66,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1940: 31.17 ft, minor flooding; 44,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1942: 32.62 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1943: 39.73 ft, moderate flooding; 73,700 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1944: 31.11 ft, minor flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1945: 38.87 ft, moderate flooding; 74,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1946: 34.36 ft, minor flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1947: 31.45 ft, minor flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1948: 40.87 ft, moderate flooding; 87,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1949: 40.22 ft, moderate flooding; 72,700 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 42.64 ft, major flooding; 84,900 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1951: 36.59 ft, minor flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1952: 43.77 ft, major flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1953: 34.47 ft, minor flooding; 51,700 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1954: 28.92 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1955: 40.82 ft, moderate flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1956: 39.79 ft, moderate flooding; 65,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1957: 40.45 ft, moderate flooding; 77,400 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1957: 41.38 ft, major flooding; 80,500 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1959: 33.23 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1960: 29.44 ft, minor flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1961: 35.25 ft, minor flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1962: 47.51 ft, major flooding; 161,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1963: 30.92 ft, minor flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 39.72 ft, moderate flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1965: 35.26 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1968: 36.06 ft, minor flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1969: 34.17 ft, minor flooding; 56,500 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 31.70 ft, minor flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 32.03 ft, minor flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1977: 29.39 ft, minor flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1978: 43.64 ft, major flooding; 102,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1979: 30.76 ft, minor flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 30.28 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1982: 28.57 ft, minor flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 39.19 ft, moderate flooding; 70,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1984: 43.72 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1984: 37.31 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1986: 35.25 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1987: 42.95 ft, major flooding; 51,700 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1988: 45.57 ft, major flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1989: 52.52 ft, major flooding; 92,300 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1990: 35.00 ft, minor flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1991: 31.20 ft, minor flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1992: 27.00 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1994: 28.76 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1994: 30.98 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1994: 36.65 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1994: 32.04 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1995: 28.88 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1995: 29.92 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1995: 37.15 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1996: 27.13 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 1996: 31.57 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1997: 29.82 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1997: 43.73 ft, major floodingApr 18, 1998: 30.81 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1998: 29.09 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1999: 33.25 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2002: 28.31 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2002: 31.59 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2002: 27.51 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2002: 27.15 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 2003: 33.53 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2004: 27.59 ft, minor flooding; 32,579 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2004: 29.84 ft, minor flooding; 37,550 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2004: 27.41 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2004: 28.81 ft, minor flooding; 38,010 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2005: 27.54 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2005: 29.01 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2006: 27.26 ft, minor flooding; 31,567 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2007: 29.28 ft, minor flooding; 37,267 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2008: 27.47 ft, minor flooding; 33,037 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2008: 30.75 ft, minor flooding; 40,358 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2008: 34.29 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2009: 32.70 ft, minor flooding; 44,623 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2009: 30.13 ft, minor flooding; 39,101 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2010: 42.99 ft, major flooding; 102,851 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2011: 31.64 ft, minor flooding; 42,290 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 35.65 ft, minor flooding; 47,390 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2011: 35.10 ft, minor flooding; 54,787 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 27.90 ft, minor flooding; 32,824 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2013: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2013: 27.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,566 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2013: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2013: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 32,612 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2013: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,761 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2014: 32.98 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2014: 27.34 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2014: 26.90 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2015: 32.53 ft, minor flooding; 43,947 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2015: 33.10 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 32.62 ft, minor flooding; 46,688 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 28.48 ft, minor flooding; 34,109 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2016: 33.24 ft, minor flooding; 47,182 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2017: 29.87 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2017: 28.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,345 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2018: 29.64 ft, minor flooding; 23,896 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 33.64 ft, minor flooding; 28,944 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2018: 28.97 ft, minor flooding; 23,059 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 28.63 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2019: 30.11 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 34.34 ft, minor flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2019: 37.02 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2019: 26.58 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2019: 30.37 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2019: 30.92 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 30.00 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2020: 29.83 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2021: 39.90 ft, moderate flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2025: 41.97 ft, major flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 45.19 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 52.67 ft, Jan 24, 1937 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Green River (KY) above Woodbury 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 1940s: 9 1950s: 10 1960s: 8 1970s: 5 1980s: 9 1990s: 17 2000s: 18 2010s: 30 30 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

The 50 highest of 115 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Green River (KY) above Woodbury
1Jan 24, 193752.67+26.67Major205,000
2Feb 17, 198952.52+26.52Major92,300
3Mar 2, 196247.51+21.51Major161,000
4Jan 22, 198845.57+19.57Major49,500
5Apr 7, 202545.19+19.19Major68,000
6Mar 26, 195243.77+17.77Major106,000
7Mar 5, 199743.73+17.73Major—
8May 9, 198443.72+17.72Major101,000
9Dec 11, 197843.64+17.64Major102,000
10May 5, 201042.99+16.99Major102,851
11Mar 2, 198742.95+16.95Major51,700
12Jan 8, 195042.64+16.64Major84,900
13Feb 18, 202541.97+15.97Major53,000
14Nov 21, 195741.38+15.38Major80,500
15Feb 18, 194840.87+14.87Moderate87,400
16Mar 25, 195540.82+14.82Moderate72,000
17Feb 1, 195740.45+14.45Moderate77,400
18Feb 19, 194940.22+14.22Moderate72,700
19Mar 3, 202139.90+13.90Moderate46,000
20Feb 21, 195639.79+13.79Moderate65,800
21Mar 23, 194339.73+13.73Moderate73,700
22Mar 11, 196439.72+13.72Moderate69,800
23May 21, 198339.19+13.19Moderate70,700
24Feb 6, 193938.87+12.87Moderate66,200
25Jan 4, 194538.87+12.87Moderate74,100
26Jan 11, 191338.50+12.50Moderate—
27Nov 20, 198437.31+11.31Minor39,000
28May 21, 199537.15+11.15Minor—
29Feb 26, 201937.02+11.02Minor37,000
30Mar 9, 199436.65+10.65Minor—
31Jan 17, 195136.59+10.59Minor58,600
32Apr 7, 196836.06+10.06Minor60,400
33Apr 29, 201135.65+9.65Minor47,390
34Mar 31, 196535.26+9.26Minor54,000
35Mar 10, 196135.25+9.25Minor52,600
36Feb 19, 198635.25+9.25Minor36,000
37May 5, 201135.10+9.10Minor54,787
38Dec 21, 199035.00+9.00Minor51,900
39May 21, 195334.47+8.47Minor51,700
40Jan 12, 194634.36+8.36Minor53,000
41Feb 14, 201934.34+8.34Minor30,300
42Apr 6, 200834.29+8.29Minor—
43Jun 26, 196934.17+8.17Minor56,500
44Feb 26, 201833.64+7.64Minor28,944
45Feb 18, 200333.53+7.53Minor—
46Jan 25, 199933.25+7.25Minor—
47Jul 9, 201633.24+7.24Minor47,182
48Jan 24, 195933.23+7.23Minor48,700
49Apr 18, 201533.10+7.10Minor—
50Feb 7, 201432.98+6.98Minor—

The worst floods along the Green River (KY)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Green River (KY) that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 24, 1937: 52.67 ft here, major flooding

February 17, 1989: 52.52 ft here, major flooding

March 2, 1962: 47.51 ft here, major flooding

  • ParadiseKY · Mar 5, 1962 · 403.65 ft · Major · its highest
  • MunfordvilleKY · Mar 1, 1962 · 57.72 ft · Major · its highest
  • RochesterKY · Mar 5, 1962 · 51.18 ft · Major

Gauges on the Green River (KY)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Green River (KY)
MunfordvilleKY28.057.72 ft, Mar 1, 19621
Mammoth CaveKY32.059.66 ft, Apr 6, 20250
Woodbury this gaugeKY26.052.67 ft, Jan 24, 193714
RochesterKY37.061.60 ft, Jan 27, 19375
ParadiseKY380.0403.65 ft, Mar 5, 19623
Calhoun Lock and DamKY23.043.75 ft, Jan 27, 193722

Other gauges in Butler County

Flood gauges in Butler County
Rochester37.061.60 ft, Jan 27, 19375

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDHK2, 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.