Caney Creek near Horse Branch water level

Name: Caney Creek near Horse Branch water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Caney Creek, Kentucky, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

2.19ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM CDT (37 min ago)

Flow: 0.0 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At 2.19 ft, Caney Creek near Horse Branch is below normal for mid-October.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.18 ft and 2.24 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 14.43 ftNovember 18, 1957

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	14.43 ft	November 18, 1957
2	13.96 ft	May 7, 1984
3	13.80 ft	February 14, 1989
4	13.44 ft	March 5, 1964
5	13.19 ft	April 29, 1983
6	12.96 ft	April 4, 1957
7	12.77 ft	February 15, 1990
8	12.40 ft	September 21, 1979
9	12.34 ft	April 27, 2011
10	12.27 ft	December 18, 1990

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 75° 43° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 75° 46° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 76° 47° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 76° 48° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 76° 49° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 78° 52° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 74° 54° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:00 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 11 hr, 4 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rough River near DundeeRiver gauge, Rough River	10.50 ft	Below flood stage	+1.04 ft	7 mi
Rough River near Falls of Rough at DamRiver gauge, Rough River	37.18 ft	Normal	±0	14 mi
Rough River Lake near Falls of RoughLake, Rough River Lake	488.31 ft	Below flood stage	−0.43 ft	14 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	28.95 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	22 mi
Green River at ParadiseRiver gauge, Green River	0.77 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	22 mi
Nolin River at KyrockRiver gauge, Nolin River	17.38 ft	Very low	±0	26 mi
Nolin Lake near KyrockLake, Nolin Lake	514.53 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	26 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 Caney Creek near Horse Branch today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM CDT, the water level was 2.19 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Caney Creek near Horse Branch rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Caney Creek near Horse Branch normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Caney Creek near Horse Branch?

The highest level on record is 14.43 ft on November 18, 1957.

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:03318800 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.46394, -86.65554 (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	2.19 ft	2026-10-20 23:15	Provisional
Flow	0.0 cfs	2026-10-20 23:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Caney Creek near Horse Branch (usgs:03318800). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/caney-creek-near-horse-branch

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