Kentucky River at Lock 10 near Winchester water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Kentucky River at Lock 10 near Winchester, where the gauge shows 10.14 ft.

The median for mid-October is 9.92 ft, based on 34 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.22 ft above typical. It is 15.86 ft below the flood stage of 26.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 9.68 ft, a difference of +0.46 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.35 ft over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 9.90 ft by Saturday, October 24 at 08:00 PM. The 30-day range is 9.51 ft – 11.50 ft.

Compared with 34 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

9.92 ft0.22 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

9.39 ft – 13.31 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (34 years of records)

Same day last year

9.68 ft+0.46 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.51 ft – 11.50 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

9.51 ft – 18.62 ft

Highest on record

40.15 ftDecember 10, 1978

Forecast peak

10.20 ftTuesday, October 20 at 08:00 PM