Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove water level

Name: Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Fourmile Creek, Kentucky, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.60ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT (22 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove is 1.60 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.60 ft and 13.03 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −1.09 ft.

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

Key numbers

Same day last year: 2.67 ft−1.07 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.60 ft – 13.03 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.57 ft – 21.11 ft

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 73° 40° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 73° 44° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 71° 43° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 71° 46° – Wind 5 mph

24 Sat 72° 45° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 74° 47° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 72° 51° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:52 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on Fourmile Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fourmile Creek at Poplar Ridge Road near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Fourmile Creek	0.4 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	4.9 mi
Fourmile Creek at Grays Crossing at Silver GroveRiver gauge, Fourmile Creek	3.01 ft	Very low	±0	2.6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Threemile Creek at Three Mile Road at CovingtonRiver gauge, Threemile Creek	1.90 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	3.5 mi
Taylor Creek at Donnermeyer Drive at BellevueRiver gauge, Taylor Creek	0.6 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	5.1 mi
Ohio River at CincinnatiRiver gauge, Ohio River	27.04 ft	Normal	−0.51 ft	6.0 mi
Twelvemile Creek at Highway 1997 near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Twelvemile Creek	1.65 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	8 mi
Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 near ErlangerRiver gauge, Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829	0.1 cfs	Very low	±0	8 mi
Pleasant Run Creek at Oak Street near LudlowRiver gauge, Pleasant Run Creek	0.1 cfs	Low	±0	8 mi
Licking River at Highway 536 near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Licking River	440 cfs	Low	−102.0 cfs	9 mi
Dry Creek at Sewage Plant near ErlangerRiver gauge, Dry Creek	1.4 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	11 mi

Questions and answers

Is Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove higher than last year?

No, it is 1.07 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.67 ft.

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 Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT, the water level was 1.60 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 1.09 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove normal?

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

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:03238798 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.04358, -84.41978 (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	1.60 ft	2026-10-21 10:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Fourmile Creek at Highway 8 at Silver Grove (usgs:03238798). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/fourmile-creek-at-highway-8-at-silver-grove

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