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Rough River at Rough River Lake

Highest listed crest 530.45 ftFlood stage 524.0 ft22 crests since 1967

The Rough River at Rough River Lake crested above flood stage 2 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 530.45 ft on April 6, 2025, was moderate flooding, 6.45 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
530.45 ft
April 6, 2025
Flood stage
524.0 ft
Major flooding from 534.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
530.45 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Breckinridge County
Kentucky

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rough River at Rough River Lake
Action stage522.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)524.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage524.02Apr 6, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage534.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rough River at Rough River Lake, 1967 to 2025 500510520530540ft Flood stage 524.0 ftMajor 534.0 ft May 1, 1967: 514.10 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 1975: 516.30 ft, below flood stageSep 28, 1979: 520.90 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1983: 521.20 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 1984: 516.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 24, 1989: 521.60 ft, below flood stageFeb 20, 1990: 507.60 ft, below flood stageJan 12, 1991: 512.20 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 1995: 515.20 ft, below flood stageMar 22, 1997: 517.90 ft, below flood stageMay 3, 2002: 506.20 ft, below flood stageMay 18, 2003: 509.30 ft, below flood stageJun 5, 2004: 514.40 ft, below flood stageSep 27, 2006: 504.20 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 2007: 517.10 ft, below flood stageJan 1, 2008: 515.50 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 2009: 503.90 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 2010: 510.80 ft, below flood stageMay 4, 2011: 527.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 2015: 511.90 ft, below flood stageMay 23, 2016: 505.30 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 2025: 530.45 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 530.45 ft, Apr 6, 2025 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rough River at Rough River Lake 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 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, Rough River at Rough River Lake
1Apr 6, 2025530.45+6.45Moderate—
2May 4, 2011527.40+3.40Moderate—
3Feb 24, 1989521.60−2.40Below flood stage—
4May 22, 1983521.20−2.80Below flood stage—
5Sep 28, 1979520.90−3.10Below flood stage—
6Mar 22, 1997517.90−6.10Below flood stage—
7Dec 28, 2007517.10−6.90Below flood stage—
8May 12, 1984516.70−7.30Below flood stage—
9Apr 1, 1975516.30−7.70Below flood stage—
10Jan 1, 2008515.50−8.50Below flood stage—
11May 23, 1995515.20−8.80Below flood stage—
12Jun 5, 2004514.40−9.60Below flood stage—
13May 1, 1967514.10−9.90Below flood stage—
14Jan 12, 1991512.20−11.80Below flood stage—
15Apr 23, 2015511.90−12.10Below flood stage—
16May 9, 2010510.80−13.20Below flood stage—
17May 18, 2003509.30−14.70Below flood stage—
18Feb 20, 1990507.60−16.40Below flood stage—
19May 3, 2002506.20−17.80Below flood stage—
20May 23, 2016505.30−18.70Below flood stage—
21Sep 27, 2006504.20−19.80Below flood stage—
22May 12, 2009503.90−20.10Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Rough River

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

May 4, 2011: 527.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DundeeKY · May 4, 2011 · 29.10 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Rough River

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

Flood gauges on the Rough River
Rough River Lake this gaugeKY524.0530.45 ft, Apr 6, 20250
DundeeKY25.031.80 ft, Jan 20, 19372

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RRLK2, 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.