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Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake

Highest listed crest 592.20 ftFlood stage 592.0 ft15 crests since 1983

The Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake crested above flood stage 1 time among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2025. The highest, 592.20 ft on May 5, 2011, was moderate flooding, 0.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salt River (KY) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
592.20 ft
May 5, 2011
Flood stage
592.0 ft
Major flooding from 597.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 2011
592.20 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Spencer County
Near Mount Washington (13.6 mi), Shelbyville (13.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake
Action stage590.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)592.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage592.01May 5, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage597.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1983 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake, 1983 to 2025 560570580590600ft Flood stage 592.0 ftMajor 597.0 ft May 23, 1983: 565.30 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 1984: 563.50 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 1989: 580.40 ft, below flood stageJan 12, 1991: 579.80 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1995: 568.70 ft, below flood stageMar 11, 1997: 586.50 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 2002: 569.10 ft, below flood stageFeb 26, 2003: 562.80 ft, below flood stageJun 3, 2004: 567.60 ft, below flood stageSep 26, 2006: 563.30 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 2008: 571.70 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2010: 571.90 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2011: 592.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2015: 575.80 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 2025: 580.80 ft, below flood stage Highest, 592.20 ft, May 5, 2011 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake
1May 5, 2011592.20+0.20Moderate—
2Mar 11, 1997586.50−5.50Below flood stage—
3Apr 11, 2025580.80−11.20Below flood stage—
4Feb 23, 1989580.40−11.60Below flood stage—
5Jan 12, 1991579.80−12.20Below flood stage—
6Apr 16, 2015575.80−16.20Below flood stage—
7May 5, 2010571.90−20.10Below flood stage—
8Apr 7, 2008571.70−20.30Below flood stage—
9Mar 31, 2002569.10−22.90Below flood stage—
10May 22, 1995568.70−23.30Below flood stage—
11Jun 3, 2004567.60−24.40Below flood stage—
12May 23, 1983565.30−26.70Below flood stage—
13May 10, 1984563.50−28.50Below flood stage—
14Sep 26, 2006563.30−28.70Below flood stage—
15Feb 26, 2003562.80−29.20Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Salt River (KY)

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

May 5, 2011: 592.20 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Salt River (KY)

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

Flood gauges on the Salt River (KY)
Taylorsville Lake this gaugeKY592.0592.20 ft, May 5, 20110
ShepherdsvilleKY32.047.30 ft, Jan 26, 19374

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TVLK2, 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.