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Kentucky River at Lockport

Highest listed crest 56.85 ftFlood stage 33.0 ft85 crests since 1884

The Kentucky River at Lockport crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 85 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1884 to 2025. The highest, 56.85 ft on January 26, 1937, was major flooding, 23.85 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Kentucky River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
56.85 ft
January 26, 1937; 123,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
33.0 ft
Major flooding from 49.0 ft
Crests at major
6
18th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
53.71 ft, major flooding
Location
Henry County
Kentucky

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kentucky River at Lockport
Action stage30.012Jul 6, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)33.052Feb 26, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage43.014Feb 18, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage49.06Apr 7, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

85 crests from 1884 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kentucky River at Lockport, 1884 to 2025 2030405060ft Flood stage 33.0 ftMajor 49.0 ft Feb 13, 1884: 40.20 ft, minor flooding; 68,900 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1885: 30.10 ft, action stage; 52,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1886: 39.30 ft, minor flooding; 75,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1887: 38.80 ft, minor flooding; 85,500 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1890: 41.10 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1891: 33.40 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1892: 29.90 ft, below flood stage; 57,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1897: 38.20 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1898: 33.70 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1899: 38.80 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1901: 31.40 ft, action stage; 61,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1902: 34.50 ft, minor flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1907: 40.50 ft, minor flooding; 75,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1908: 37.60 ft, minor flooding; 77,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1909: 43.00 ft, moderate flooding; 81,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1912: 32.00 ft, action stage; 64,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1913: 45.50 ft, moderate flooding; 93,200 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1915: 40.70 ft, minor flooding; 90,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1917: 37.00 ft, minor flooding; 77,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1918: 40.30 ft, minor flooding; 79,200 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1919: 37.80 ft, minor flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1921: 38.20 ft, minor flooding; 72,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1923: 36.70 ft, minor flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1924: 41.90 ft, minor flooding; 83,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1926: 31.50 ft, action stage; 68,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1927: 41.70 ft, minor flooding; 84,400 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1928: 36.00 ft, minor flooding; 75,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1929: 34.30 ft, minor flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1932: 37.40 ft, minor flooding; 77,900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1933: 32.90 ft, action stage; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1934: 32.30 ft, action stage; 69,800 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1935: 38.50 ft, minor flooding; 79,700 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1936: 36.60 ft, minor flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1937: 56.85 ft, major flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1939: 42.90 ft, minor flooding; 87,500 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1942: 39.60 ft, minor flooding; 90,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1944: 30.40 ft, action stage; 57,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 46.70 ft, moderate flooding; 93,900 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1946: 35.80 ft, minor flooding; 76,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1948: 41.50 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1948: 43.50 ft, moderate flooding; 95,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 35.30 ft, minor flooding; 75,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1950: 43.80 ft, moderate flooding; 91,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1951: 35.00 ft, minor flooding; 69,700 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1952: 39.90 ft, minor flooding; 82,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 30.00 ft, action stage; 62,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1955: 44.25 ft, moderate flooding; 93,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1956: 39.05 ft, minor flooding; 78,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1957: 40.20 ft, minor flooding; 86,300 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1958: 36.20 ft, minor flooding; 66,100 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 31.70 ft, action stage; 58,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 43.15 ft, moderate flooding; 82,200 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1962: 46.87 ft, moderate flooding; 103,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1963: 41.40 ft, minor flooding; 77,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 49.00 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1965: 33.45 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1967: 39.85 ft, minor flooding; 76,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1970: 36.40 ft, minor flooding; 75,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1972: 47.10 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1976: 32.81 ft, action stage; 61,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1978: 51.65 ft, major flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1984: 43.71 ft, moderate flooding; 93,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1989: 49.14 ft, major flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1991: 40.75 ft, minor flooding; 83,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1994: 41.64 ft, minor flooding; 97,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1995: 41.50 ft, minor flooding; 85,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1996: 37.00 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1997: 53.60 ft, major flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2000: 34.95 ft, minor flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2002: 40.86 ft, minor flooding; 80,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2003: 39.31 ft, minor flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2004: 41.20 ft, minor flooding; 89,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 34.37 ft, minor flooding; 78,800 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2010: 45.92 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2011: 37.42 ft, minor flooding; 72,700 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2011: 31.41 ft, action stage; 60,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 32.06 ft, action stage; 67,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2015: 37.69 ft, minor flooding; 82,319 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2015: 43.05 ft, moderate flooding; 97,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 36.54 ft, minor flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2019: 34.52 ft, minor flooding; 54,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2019: 39.69 ft, minor flooding; 78,100 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2021: 45.87 ft, moderate flooding; 97,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2025: 45.67 ft, moderate flooding; 99,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 53.71 ft, major flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 56.85 ft, Jan 26, 1937 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kentucky River at Lockport 1880s: 3 1890s: 5 1900s: 4 1910s: 5 1920s: 6 1930s: 5 1940s: 6 1950s: 7 7 1960s: 6 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 2000s: 5 2010s: 7 2020s: 3 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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 85 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kentucky River at Lockport
1Jan 26, 193756.85+23.85Major123,000
2Apr 7, 202553.71+20.71Major123,000
3Mar 6, 199753.60+20.60Major100,000
4Dec 11, 197851.65+18.65Major122,000
5Feb 17, 198949.14+16.14Major122,000
6Mar 11, 196449.00+16.00Major101,000
7Apr 17, 197247.10+14.10Moderate104,000
8Mar 3, 196246.87+13.87Moderate103,000
9Mar 7, 194546.70+13.70Moderate93,900
10May 5, 201045.92+12.92Moderate107,000
11Mar 6, 202145.87+12.87Moderate97,200
12Feb 18, 202545.67+12.67Moderate99,100
13Mar 28, 191345.50+12.50Moderate93,200
14Mar 6, 195544.25+11.25Moderate93,000
15Feb 3, 195043.80+10.80Moderate91,400
16May 10, 198443.71+10.71Moderate93,400
17Apr 14, 194843.50+10.50Moderate95,800
18May 9, 196143.15+10.15Moderate82,200
19Apr 5, 201543.05+10.05Moderate97,600
20Feb 25, 190943.00+10.00Moderate81,600
21Feb 8, 193942.90+9.90Minor87,500
22Jan 5, 192441.90+8.90Minor83,100
23Jan 23, 192741.70+8.70Minor84,400
24Mar 12, 199441.64+8.64Minor97,800
25Feb 18, 194841.50+8.50Minor—
26May 20, 199541.50+8.50Minor85,700
27Mar 17, 196341.40+8.40Minor77,500
28Jun 1, 200441.20+8.20Minor89,400
29Mar 2, 189041.10+8.10Minor—
30Mar 21, 200240.86+7.86Minor80,700
31Jan 1, 199140.75+7.75Minor83,900
32Dec 19, 191540.70+7.70Minor90,200
33Jan 20, 190740.50+7.50Minor75,500
34Feb 1, 191840.30+7.30Minor79,200
35Feb 13, 188440.20+7.20Minor68,900
36Feb 4, 195740.20+7.20Minor86,300
37Mar 26, 195239.90+6.90Minor82,500
38Mar 11, 196739.85+6.85Minor76,300
39Feb 26, 201939.69+6.69Minor78,100
40Dec 31, 194239.60+6.60Minor90,200
41Feb 20, 200339.31+6.31Minor84,200
42Apr 5, 188639.30+6.30Minor75,400
43Feb 19, 195639.05+6.05Minor78,900
44Feb 28, 188738.80+5.80Minor85,500
45Mar 9, 189938.80+5.80Minor—
46Mar 15, 193538.50+5.50Minor79,700
47Feb 25, 189738.20+5.20Minor—
48Dec 25, 192138.20+5.20Minor72,400
49Jan 3, 191937.80+4.80Minor78,000
50Mar 9, 201537.69+4.69Minor82,319

The worst floods along the Kentucky River

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

January 26, 1937: 56.85 ft here, major flooding

April 7, 2025: 53.71 ft here, major flooding

March 6, 1997: 53.60 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Kentucky River

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

Flood gauges on the Kentucky River
HeidelbergKY20.035.60 ft, Feb 4, 19399
RavennaKY21.040.30 ft, Mar 2, 202112
Ford LockKY26.040.15 ft, Dec 10, 19781
Camp NelsonKY30.047.04 ft, Apr 6, 20256
High Bridge LockKY30.053.10 ft, Dec 8, 19786
Frankfort LockKY31.048.47 ft, Dec 10, 197810
Lockport this gaugeKY33.056.85 ft, Jan 26, 19376

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LPTK2, 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.