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Barren River at Bowling Green

Critical Stages
26' - Action
28' - Flood
32' - Moderate
45' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:45 PM CST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 6.55 ft

Flow: 1.4 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6 PM 12/6 6.6 1.43
12 AM 12/7 6.6 1.43
6 AM 12/7 6.7 1.49
12 PM 12/7 6.7 1.49
6 PM 12/7 6.7 1.49
12 AM 12/8 6.7 1.49
6 AM 12/8 6.7 1.49
12 PM 12/8 6.7 1.49
6 PM 12/8 6.7 1.49
12 AM 12/9 6.7 1.49
6 AM 12/9 6.7 1.49
12 PM 12/9 6.6 1.43
6 PM 12/9 6.6 1.43
12 AM 12/10 6 1.1
6 AM 12/10 5.1 0.662
12 PM 12/10 4.7 0.479
6 PM 12/10 4.6 0.436
12 AM 12/11 4.6 0.436
6 AM 12/11 4.6 0.436
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:45 PM 12/6 6.55 1.4
2:30 PM 12/6 6.55 1.4
2:15 PM 12/6 6.53 1.39
2:00 PM 12/6 6.52 1.38
1:45 PM 12/6 6.51 1.38
1:30 PM 12/6 6.5 1.37
1:15 PM 12/6 6.48 1.36
1:00 PM 12/6 6.47 1.35
12:45 PM 12/6 6.45 1.34
12:30 PM 12/6 6.43 1.33
12:15 PM 12/6 6.41 1.32
12:00 PM 12/6 6.39 1.31
11:45 AM 12/6 6.37 1.3
11:30 AM 12/6 6.35 1.29
11:15 AM 12/6 6.32 1.27
11:00 AM 12/6 6.3 1.26
10:45 AM 12/6 6.27 1.24
10:30 AM 12/6 6.23 1.22
10:15 AM 12/6 6.2 1.2
10:00 AM 12/6 6.17 1.19
9:45 AM 12/6 6.14 1.17
9:30 AM 12/6 6.1 1.15
9:15 AM 12/6 6.05 1.13
9:00 AM 12/6 6.01 1.1
8:45 AM 12/6 5.96 1.08
8:30 AM 12/6 5.91 1.05
8:15 AM 12/6 5.86 1.02
8:00 AM 12/6 5.81 0.995
7:45 AM 12/6 5.75 0.963
7:30 AM 12/6 5.69 0.932
Hydrograph for Barren River at Bowling Green
61' - Surface of US 68 bridge floods.
53' - Large sections of the city flood. Travel is impossible in some areas.
48' - Water treatment plant is shut down.
43' - Approaches to KY 185 bridge flood.
36' - Several homes along river begin to flood.
34' - Most of Beech Bend Park floods.
30' - Boat Landing Road is impassable.
23' - Parks begin to flood. Most of Thomas Landing and Weldon Peete Park flood.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 8, 1913 52.2
Mar 1, 1962 49.55
Jan 1, 1937 46
Mar 24, 1952 44.63
May 3, 2010 43.69
Mar 13, 1975 42.75
Jan 30, 1957 42.07
Jun 24, 1969 41.67
Mar 23, 1955 40.46
Feb 15, 1948 39.82
Jan 7, 1950 39.65
Dec 9, 1978 39.47
Jan 2, 1945 39.4
Feb 17, 2025 39.38
May 8, 1984 37.15
May 20, 1983 37.04
Feb 2, 1950 36.8
Feb 20, 1956 36.73
Jan 10, 1946 36.3
Dec 14, 1949 35.95

Data provided by the National Weather Service.