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Green River (KY) at Munfordville

Highest listed crest 57.72 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft128 crests since 1913

The Green River (KY) at Munfordville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 128 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 57.72 ft on March 1, 1962, was major flooding, 29.72 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Green River (KY) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
57.72 ft
March 1, 1962; 76,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 57.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
47.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hart 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) at Munfordville
Action stage26.02Dec 4, 1991The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.0120Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage50.05May 4, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage57.01Mar 1, 1962Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

128 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) at Munfordville, 1913 to 2025 2030405060ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 57.0 ft Jan 1, 1913: 54.00 ft, moderate flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1915: 40.80 ft, minor flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1916: 31.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1917: 35.60 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1917: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1918: 33.20 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1919: 35.70 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1919: 29.10 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1919: 29.70 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1919: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1920: 39.50 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1920: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1921: 28.20 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1924: 40.00 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1926: 39.60 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1927: 39.60 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1927: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1928: 29.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1929: 31.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1932: 39.90 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1932: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1933: 35.70 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1933: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1934: 35.10 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1935: 43.40 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1935: 40.10 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1935: 32.50 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1935: 32.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1936: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1937: 50.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1939: 34.50 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1939: 31.40 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1940: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1943: 41.20 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1943: 39.08 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1944: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1945: 38.65 ft, minor flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1945: 30.18 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1945: 33.90 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1947: 28.41 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1948: 40.07 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1948: 42.40 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1948: 28.26 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1949: 28.67 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 43.34 ft, minor flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1949: 35.72 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1949: 36.68 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 42.45 ft, minor flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1950: 40.53 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1950: 34.15 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1951: 30.78 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1951: 28.72 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1951: 31.98 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1951: 34.21 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1952: 29.38 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1952: 48.31 ft, minor flooding; 56,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1953: 31.67 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1955: 29.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1955: 38.64 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1956: 39.29 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1956: 29.42 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1957: 36.94 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1957: 30.64 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1957: 39.40 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1959: 31.34 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1962: 31.61 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1962: 57.72 ft, major flooding; 76,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1962: 29.62 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1963: 31.86 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 42.95 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1965: 33.33 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1967: 37.83 ft, minor flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1967: 29.41 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1967: 28.68 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1967: 35.02 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1968: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1968: 39.83 ft, minor flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1968: 32.79 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1969: 29.47 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1970: 32.70 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1972: 32.08 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1972: 33.10 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1974: 43.48 ft, minor flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1975: 45.76 ft, minor flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 29.98 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1977: 29.81 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1978: 51.89 ft, moderate flooding; 61,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 30.58 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1982: 31.75 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1983: 36.60 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1984: 53.78 ft, moderate flooding; 65,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 31.73 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1988: 27.90 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1989: 43.00 ft, minor flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1989: 33.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1990: 32.16 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1990: 31.01 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1991: 30.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1991: 30.80 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1991: 27.30 ft, action stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1994: 29.00 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1994: 39.64 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 31.30 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1995: 39.19 ft, minor flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1997: 43.30 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 28.90 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1998: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1999: 29.16 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2002: 28.29 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2003: 32.99 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2004: 28.66 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 28.52 ft, minor flooding; 22,469 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 30.50 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2009: 32.65 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2010: 51.88 ft, moderate flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 29.12 ft, minor flooding; 23,166 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2011: 34.68 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2011: 29.57 ft, minor flooding; 23,692 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2011: 30.66 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2013: 31.83 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2014: 30.51 ft, minor flooding; 24,782 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2015: 32.49 ft, minor flooding; 27,082 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2015: 32.08 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 28.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,181 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2019: 34.06 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 42.79 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2025: 43.99 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 47.26 ft, minor flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 57.72 ft, Mar 1, 1962 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Green River (KY) at Munfordville 1910s: 10 1920s: 9 1930s: 13 1940s: 15 1950s: 18 18 1960s: 14 1970s: 8 1980s: 7 1990s: 12 2000s: 6 2010s: 11 2020s: 3 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 128 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Green River (KY) at Munfordville
1Mar 1, 196257.72+29.72Major76,800
2Jan 1, 191354.00+26.00Moderate67,000
3May 8, 198453.78+25.78Moderate65,300
4Dec 10, 197851.89+23.89Moderate61,500
5May 4, 201051.88+23.88Moderate56,900
6Jan 23, 193750.40+22.40Moderate60,000
7Mar 25, 195248.31+20.31Minor56,100
8Apr 6, 202547.26+19.26Minor50,400
9Mar 14, 197545.76+17.76Minor49,500
10Feb 17, 202543.99+15.99Minor43,900
11Jan 12, 197443.48+15.48Minor45,000
12Jan 22, 193543.40+15.40Minor44,900
13Feb 17, 194943.34+15.34Minor45,900
14Mar 4, 199743.30+15.30Minor40,600
15Feb 16, 198943.00+15.00Minor44,700
16Mar 11, 196442.95+14.95Minor43,900
17Mar 2, 202142.79+14.79Minor41,800
18Jan 8, 195042.45+14.45Minor42,900
19Apr 15, 194842.40+14.40Minor43,700
20Jan 1, 194341.20+13.20Minor40,500
21Dec 19, 191540.80+12.80Minor39,500
22Feb 3, 195040.53+12.53Minor38,900
23Mar 14, 193540.10+12.10Minor38,000
24Feb 16, 194840.07+12.07Minor38,500
25Dec 10, 192440.00+12.00Minor37,800
26Jan 31, 193239.90+11.90Minor37,600
27Apr 6, 196839.83+11.83Minor37,700
28Mar 11, 199439.64+11.64Minor35,000
29Dec 24, 192639.60+11.60Minor37,000
30Feb 24, 192739.60+11.60Minor37,000
31Jan 11, 192039.50+11.50Minor36,300
32Nov 21, 195739.40+11.40Minor36,500
33Feb 20, 195639.29+11.29Minor36,300
34May 20, 199539.19+11.19Minor34,400
35Mar 21, 194339.08+11.08Minor36,400
36Jan 3, 194538.65+10.65Minor36,100
37Mar 24, 195538.64+10.64Minor35,000
38Mar 8, 196737.83+9.83Minor33,700
39Feb 1, 195736.94+8.94Minor31,600
40Dec 14, 194936.68+8.68Minor31,100
41May 17, 198336.60+8.60Minor31,500
42Jun 18, 194935.72+7.72Minor30,000
43Jan 3, 191935.70+7.70Minor31,500
44Jan 24, 193335.70+7.70Minor31,600
45Jan 7, 191735.60+7.60Minor31,400
46Mar 6, 193435.10+7.10Minor30,900
47Aug 3, 196735.02+7.02Minor28,000
48Apr 13, 201134.68+6.68Minor29,700
49Feb 6, 193934.50+6.50Minor30,100
50Dec 11, 195134.21+6.21Minor26,700

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.

March 1, 1962: 57.72 ft here, major flooding

  • ParadiseKY · Mar 5, 1962 · 403.65 ft · Major · its highest
  • RochesterKY · Mar 5, 1962 · 51.18 ft · Major
  • WoodburyKY · Mar 2, 1962 · 47.51 ft · Major

January 1, 1913: 54.00 ft here, moderate flooding

May 8, 1984: 53.78 ft here, moderate flooding

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)
Munfordville this gaugeKY28.057.72 ft, Mar 1, 19621
Mammoth CaveKY32.059.66 ft, Apr 6, 20250
WoodburyKY26.052.67 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MFVK2, 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.