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Rough River near Dundee

Highest listed crest 31.80 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft112 crests since 1937

The Rough River near Dundee crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 112 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2025. The highest, 31.80 ft on January 20, 1937, was major flooding, 6.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.80 ft
January 20, 1937
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
2
46th of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
February 17, 2025
29.09 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Ohio 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 near Dundee
Action stage23.04Mar 7, 1967The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.078Mar 2, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.028Feb 17, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.02Mar 3, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

112 crests from 1937 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rough River near Dundee, 1937 to 2025 2426283032ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jan 20, 1937: 31.80 ft, major floodingApr 20, 1940: 28.49 ft, moderate flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1942: 28.27 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1943: 27.87 ft, minor flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1944: 24.36 ft, action stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1945: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1946: 28.17 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1947: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1948: 27.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 28.70 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1950: 28.97 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1951: 28.59 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1952: 28.84 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1953: 27.83 ft, minor flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1953: 27.78 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1955: 26.81 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1955: 27.31 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1956: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1956: 25.10 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1956: 24.98 ft, action stageJan 25, 1957: 25.43 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1957: 27.96 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1957: 28.62 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 1957: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 9, 1957: 26.23 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1959: 27.56 ft, minor flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1959: 26.07 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1959: 26.38 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 1960: 25.03 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 26.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1962: 26.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 24.56 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 28.78 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1967: 24.60 ft, action stageMay 16, 1967: 25.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,990 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 26.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 25.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1971: 26.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1972: 27.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1974: 27.47 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1975: 27.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1976: 28.47 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1977: 26.74 ft, minor flooding; 8,830 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 29.05 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1981: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1983: 28.92 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1984: 29.75 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1984: 27.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1987: 25.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1988: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1988: 27.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1989: 29.72 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1989: 25.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1990: 28.97 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1990: 28.54 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1991: 26.10 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1992: 25.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1993: 25.60 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1993: 25.30 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1994: 26.20 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1995: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1997: 30.20 ft, major floodingApr 17, 1998: 25.40 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1999: 28.08 ft, moderate floodingDec 18, 2000: 25.37 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2001: 25.55 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2001: 25.44 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2001: 25.30 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2002: 25.26 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2002: 25.86 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2002: 26.24 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2003: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2004: 25.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,576 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2004: 25.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2004: 25.04 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2006: 25.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2007: 27.15 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2008: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,013 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 27.38 ft, minor flooding; 9,922 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 28.93 ft, moderate floodingDec 25, 2008: 26.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,427 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2009: 26.52 ft, minor flooding; 8,597 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2009: 25.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,175 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 28.72 ft, moderate flooding; 17,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 26.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,379 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2011: 26.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,452 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 28.63 ft, moderate flooding; 16,371 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2011: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 21,601 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2011: 25.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,794 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 27.15 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2013: 26.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,622 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2013: 25.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,669 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,985 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 27.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,864 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 26.97 ft, minor flooding; 9,161 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 25.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,316 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2016: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,017 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2017: 25.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,396 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 25.11 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2019: 25.31 ft, minor flooding; 7,211 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2019: 27.59 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 25.89 ft, minor flooding; 7,842 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2019: 26.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,105 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 26.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,077 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2019: 26.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,059 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 25.42 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2020: 25.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,584 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2020: 28.05 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 27.35 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2025: 29.09 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.80 ft, Jan 20, 1937 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rough River near Dundee 1930s: 1 1940s: 8 1950s: 17 1960s: 6 1970s: 8 1980s: 9 1990s: 11 2000s: 19 2010s: 24 24 2020s: 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 112 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Rough River near Dundee
1Jan 20, 193731.80+6.80Major—
2Mar 3, 199730.20+5.20Major—
3May 7, 198429.75+4.75Moderate19,800
4Feb 15, 198929.72+4.72Moderate19,600
5May 4, 201129.10+4.10Moderate21,601
6Feb 17, 202529.09+4.09Moderate21,600
7Sep 22, 197929.05+4.05Moderate22,200
8Nov 19, 195729.00+4.00Moderate—
9May 19, 199529.00+4.00Moderate—
10Jan 14, 195028.97+3.97Moderate20,000
11Feb 16, 199028.97+3.97Moderate19,600
12Apr 5, 200828.93+3.93Moderate—
13Apr 30, 198328.92+3.92Moderate19,000
14Mar 24, 195228.84+3.84Moderate17,600
15Mar 10, 196428.78+3.78Moderate16,600
16May 3, 201028.72+3.72Moderate17,270
17Feb 17, 194928.70+3.70Moderate15,500
18Apr 28, 201128.63+3.63Moderate16,371
19May 24, 195728.62+3.62Moderate—
20Jan 16, 195128.59+3.59Moderate14,300
21Dec 19, 199028.54+3.54Moderate13,500
22Apr 20, 194028.49+3.49Moderate9,790
23Feb 19, 197628.47+3.47Moderate13,800
24Mar 1, 194528.32+3.32Moderate11,600
25Apr 11, 194228.27+3.27Moderate11,400
26Feb 3, 195628.24+3.24Moderate11,600
27Feb 25, 201828.24+3.24Moderate13,100
28Feb 15, 194628.17+3.17Moderate11,300
29Jan 24, 199928.08+3.08Moderate—
30Jun 29, 202028.05+3.05Moderate11,500
31Apr 6, 195727.96+2.96Minor—
32Mar 21, 194327.87+2.87Minor9,840
33Mar 6, 195327.83+2.83Minor9,790
34Nov 21, 198827.80+2.80Minor—
35Feb 16, 200327.80+2.80Minor10,600
36May 20, 195327.78+2.78Minor—
37Feb 25, 197227.70+2.70Minor10,500
38Jan 20, 198827.60+2.60Minor10,200
39Feb 13, 201927.59+2.59Minor10,300
40Jan 23, 195927.56+2.56Minor9,100
41Feb 17, 194827.49+2.49Minor8,900
42Jan 12, 197427.47+2.47Minor10,000
43Apr 18, 194727.40+2.40Minor8,720
44Mar 5, 200827.38+2.38Minor9,922
45Apr 5, 201427.35+2.35Minor9,864
46Mar 2, 202127.35+2.35Minor—
47Mar 23, 195527.31+2.31Minor8,480
48Dec 22, 198427.30+2.30Minor9,660
49Dec 16, 200727.15+2.15Minor9,480
50Dec 6, 201127.15+2.15Minor9,480

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: 29.10 ft here, moderate flooding

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 LakeKY524.0530.45 ft, Apr 6, 20250
Dundee this gaugeKY25.031.80 ft, Jan 20, 19372

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DUNK2, 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.