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Green River (KY) at Paradise

Highest listed crest 403.65 ftFlood stage 380.0 ft46 crests since 1961

The Green River (KY) at Paradise crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 46 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2025. The highest, 403.65 ft on March 5, 1962, was major flooding, 23.65 feet above flood stage. 4 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
403.65 ft
March 5, 1962; 107,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
380.0 ft
Major flooding from 400.0 ft
Crests at major
3
37th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 9, 2025
403.31 ft, major flooding
Location
Muhlenberg 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 Paradise
Action stage378.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)380.012Dec 21, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage386.031Feb 21, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage400.03Apr 9, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

46 crests from 1961 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Green River (KY) at Paradise, 1961 to 2025 380385390395400405ft Flood stage 380.0 ftMajor 400.0 ft Mar 11, 1961: 394.74 ft, moderate flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1962: 403.65 ft, major flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1964: 398.86 ft, moderate flooding; 65,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1969: 391.30 ft, moderate flooding; 53,400 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1978: 399.20 ft, moderate flooding; 75,700 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1990: 392.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 1991: 390.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1994: 390.86 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1995: 393.10 ft, moderate flooding; 48,800 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1997: 400.82 ft, major flooding; 86,300 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2001: 385.90 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2002: 388.16 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2003: 389.94 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2004: 385.44 ft, minor flooding; 43,740 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2005: 387.11 ft, moderate flooding; 48,118 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2006: 383.04 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2007: 390.27 ft, moderate flooding; 45,649 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2008: 388.88 ft, moderate flooding; 42,134 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 390.97 ft, moderate flooding; 50,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2009: 387.40 ft, moderate flooding; 38,760 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2010: 398.20 ft, moderate flooding; 72,263 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 389.56 ft, moderate flooding; 43,855 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2011: 394.31 ft, moderate flooding; 54,800 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2011: 395.85 ft, moderate flooding; 62,454 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2013: 385.54 ft, minor flooding; 34,916 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2013: 384.41 ft, minor flooding; 32,378 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2014: 387.67 ft, moderate flooding; 39,315 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2015: 390.64 ft, moderate flooding; 46,476 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 390.61 ft, moderate flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2016: 388.10 ft, moderate flooding; 50,786 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 384.19 ft, minor flooding; 40,476 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2018: 392.59 ft, moderate flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2019: 393.54 ft, moderate flooding; 67,515 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2020: 388.92 ft, moderate flooding; 57,341 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2021: 393.73 ft, moderate flooding; 71,680 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2022: 386.93 ft, moderate flooding; 48,236 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2022: 386.27 ft, moderate flooding; 46,158 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2022: 384.11 ft, minor flooding; 40,193 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2022: 385.29 ft, minor flooding; 43,316 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2023: 383.11 ft, minor flooding; 37,569 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2023: 381.54 ft, minor flooding; 33,576 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2024: 385.98 ft, minor flooding; 45,271 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2024: 389.18 ft, moderate flooding; 55,526 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2024: 383.62 ft, minor flooding; 38,905 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2025: 397.43 ft, moderate flooding; 88,294 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2025: 403.31 ft, major flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 403.65 ft, Mar 5, 1962 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Green River (KY) at Paradise 1960s: 4 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 5 2000s: 10 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 13 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Green River (KY) at Paradise
1Mar 5, 1962403.65+23.65Major107,000
2Apr 9, 2025403.31+23.31Major130,000
3Mar 7, 1997400.82+20.82Major86,300
4Dec 13, 1978399.20+19.20Moderate75,700
5Mar 12, 1964398.86+18.86Moderate65,400
6May 8, 2010398.20+18.20Moderate72,263
7Feb 21, 2025397.43+17.43Moderate88,294
8May 5, 2011395.85+15.85Moderate62,454
9Mar 11, 1961394.74+14.74Moderate52,400
10Apr 30, 2011394.31+14.31Moderate54,800
11Mar 7, 2021393.73+13.73Moderate71,680
12Feb 28, 2019393.54+13.54Moderate67,515
13May 23, 1995393.10+13.10Moderate48,800
14Dec 25, 1990392.70+12.70Moderate—
15Feb 28, 2018392.59+12.59Moderate49,600
16Jun 27, 1969391.30+11.30Moderate53,400
17Apr 7, 2008390.97+10.97Moderate50,100
18Mar 14, 1994390.86+10.86Moderate46,800
19Apr 21, 2015390.64+10.64Moderate46,476
20Dec 30, 2015390.61+10.61Moderate47,400
21Dec 17, 2007390.27+10.27Moderate45,649
22Feb 23, 1991390.00+10.00Moderate—
23Feb 24, 2003389.94+9.94Moderate—
24Apr 17, 2011389.56+9.56Moderate43,855
25May 30, 2024389.18+9.18Moderate55,526
26Feb 16, 2020388.92+8.92Moderate57,341
27Mar 23, 2008388.88+8.88Moderate42,134
28Mar 24, 2002388.16+8.16Moderate—
29Jul 11, 2016388.10+8.10Moderate50,786
30Feb 9, 2014387.67+7.67Moderate39,315
31Feb 2, 2009387.40+7.40Moderate38,760
32Jan 11, 2005387.11+7.11Moderate48,118
33Jan 12, 2022386.93+6.93Moderate48,236
34Feb 27, 2022386.27+6.27Moderate46,158
35May 13, 2024385.98+5.98Minor45,271
36Dec 1, 2001385.90+5.90Minor—
37Jan 17, 2013385.54+5.54Minor34,916
38Feb 10, 2004385.44+5.44Minor43,740
39Apr 15, 2022385.29+5.29Minor43,316
40Jul 10, 2013384.41+4.41Minor32,378
41Jan 22, 2017384.19+4.19Minor40,476
42Mar 8, 2022384.11+4.11Minor40,193
43Dec 21, 2024383.62+3.62Minor38,905
44Feb 20, 2023383.11+3.11Minor37,569
45Jan 26, 2006383.04+3.04Minor—
46Mar 27, 2023381.54+1.54Minor33,576

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 5, 1962: 403.65 ft here, major flooding

April 9, 2025: 403.31 ft here, major flooding

March 7, 1997: 400.82 ft here, major 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)
MunfordvilleKY28.057.72 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
Paradise this gaugeKY380.0403.65 ft, Mar 5, 19623
Calhoun Lock and DamKY23.043.75 ft, Jan 27, 193722

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRDK2, 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.