Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville water level

Name: Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Green River, Kentucky, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

17.38ft Down 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 08:45 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville is 17.38 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

The level is falling, down 0.20 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 17.05 ft and 18.05 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.20 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 68.49 ftApril 7, 2025

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	68.49 ft	April 7, 2025
2	61.42 ft	February 18, 2025
3	60.36 ft	March 3, 2021

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 73° 42° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 74° 42° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 74° 46° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 74° 47° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 75° 51° – Wind 8 mph

25 Sun 75° 50° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 75° 53° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 07:02 PM Daylight 11 hr, 2 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Other gauges on the Green River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Green River near McKinneyRiver gauge, Green River	2.8 cfs	Normal	−0.5 cfs	85 mi
Green River near CampbellsvilleRiver gauge, Green River	94.10 ft	Low	±0	51 mi
Green River at GreensburgRiver gauge, Green River	1.08 ft	No reference yet	±0	43 mi
Green River at MunfordvilleRiver gauge, Green River	2.71 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	22 mi
Green River at Mammoth CaveRiver gauge, Green River	8.85 ft	Normal	−0.22 ft	9 mi
Green River at Lock 4 at WoodburyRiver gauge, Green River	2.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	20 mi
Green River at RochesterRiver gauge, Green River	28.94 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	34 mi
Green River at ParadiseRiver gauge, Green River	0.77 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	39 mi
Green River at RockportRiver gauge, Green River	1.20 ft	No reference yet	+0.06 ft	41 mi
Green River at LivermoreRiver gauge, Green River	4.10 ft	Low	+0.05 ft	51 mi
Green River at Lock 2 at CalhounRiver gauge, Green River	10.31 ft	Below flood stage	+0.06 ft	59 mi
Green River at Lock 1 at SpottsvilleRiver gauge, Green River	1,650 cfs	Low	+340 cfs	77 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Nolin River at KyrockRiver gauge, Nolin River	17.37 ft	Very low	−0.02 ft	5.5 mi
Nolin Lake near KyrockLake, Nolin Lake	514.54 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	5.8 mi
Barren River at Bowling GreenRiver gauge, Barren River	4.02 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	16 mi
Bacon Creek near PricevilleRiver gauge, Bacon Creek	15.5 cfs	Normal	−0.8 cfs	20 mi
Drakes Creek near AlvatonRiver gauge, Drakes Creek	4.06 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	22 mi
Barren River Lake near FinneyLake, Barren River Lake	550.72 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	23 mi
Caney Creek near Horse BranchRiver gauge, Caney Creek	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	28 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 08:45 PM EDT, the water level was 17.38 ft. Down 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville rising or falling?

Down 0.20 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.20 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville?

The highest level on record is 68.49 ft on April 7, 2025.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03311513 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.19719, -86.27325 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	17.38 ft	2026-10-21 00:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Green River at Highway 259 at Brownsville (usgs:03311513). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/green-river-at-highway-259-at-brownsville

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer