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Barren River at Barren River Lake

Critical Stages
588' - Action
590' - Flood
590' - Moderate
596' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 8:30 AM CST 12/11/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 528.35 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10 AM 12/11 528.37 -999
11 AM 12/11 528.37 -999
12 PM 12/11 528.38 -999
1 PM 12/11 528.39 -999
2 PM 12/11 528.39 -999
3 PM 12/11 528.4 -999
4 PM 12/11 528.41 -999
5 PM 12/11 528.41 -999
6 PM 12/11 528.42 -999
7 PM 12/11 528.42 -999
8 PM 12/11 528.43 -999
9 PM 12/11 528.44 -999
10 PM 12/11 528.44 -999
11 PM 12/11 528.45 -999
12 AM 12/12 528.45 -999
1 AM 12/12 528.46 -999
2 AM 12/12 528.47 -999
3 AM 12/12 528.47 -999
4 AM 12/12 528.48 -999
5 AM 12/12 528.48 -999
6 AM 12/12 528.49 -999
7 AM 12/12 528.49 -999
8 AM 12/12 528.5 -999
9 AM 12/12 528.5 -999
10 AM 12/12 528.51 -999
11 AM 12/12 528.52 -999
12 PM 12/12 528.52 -999
1 PM 12/12 528.53 -999
2 PM 12/12 528.53 -999
3 PM 12/12 528.54 -999
4 PM 12/12 528.54 -999
5 PM 12/12 528.55 -999
6 PM 12/12 528.55 -999
7 PM 12/12 528.56 -999
8 PM 12/12 528.56 -999
9 PM 12/12 528.57 -999
10 PM 12/12 528.57 -999
11 PM 12/12 528.58 -999
12 AM 12/13 528.58 -999
1 AM 12/13 528.59 -999
2 AM 12/13 528.59 -999
3 AM 12/13 528.6 -999
4 AM 12/13 528.6 -999
5 AM 12/13 528.61 -999
6 AM 12/13 528.61 -999
7 AM 12/13 528.62 -999
8 AM 12/13 528.62 -999
9 AM 12/13 528.63 -999
10 AM 12/13 528.63 -999
11 AM 12/13 528.64 -999
12 PM 12/13 528.64 -999
1 PM 12/13 528.65 -999
2 PM 12/13 528.65 -999
3 PM 12/13 528.66 -999
4 PM 12/13 528.66 -999
5 PM 12/13 528.67 -999
6 PM 12/13 528.67 -999
7 PM 12/13 528.67 -999
8 PM 12/13 528.68 -999
9 PM 12/13 528.68 -999
10 PM 12/13 528.69 -999
11 PM 12/13 528.69 -999
12 AM 12/14 528.7 -999
1 AM 12/14 528.7 -999
2 AM 12/14 528.7 -999
3 AM 12/14 528.71 -999
4 AM 12/14 528.71 -999
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
8:30 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
8:15 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
8:00 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
7:45 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
7:30 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
7:15 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
7:00 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
6:45 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
6:30 AM 12/11 528.35 -999
6:15 AM 12/11 528.34 -999
6:00 AM 12/11 528.34 -999
5:45 AM 12/11 528.34 -999
5:30 AM 12/11 528.34 -999
5:15 AM 12/11 528.34 -999
5:00 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
4:45 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
4:30 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
4:15 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
4:00 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
3:45 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
3:30 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
3:15 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
3:00 AM 12/11 528.33 -999
2:45 AM 12/11 528.32 -999
2:30 AM 12/11 528.32 -999
2:15 AM 12/11 528.31 -999
2:00 AM 12/11 528.31 -999
1:45 AM 12/11 528.31 -999
1:30 AM 12/11 528.31 -999
1:15 AM 12/11 528.3 -999
Hydrograph for Barren River at Barren River Lake
618' - Top of dam.
590' - Flood pool, spillway elevation.
583' - Record elevation on 03/08/1989
573' - Quarry Road access road and upper parking lot flood, Bailey's Point access road floods.
572' - State Park upper parking lot and boat ramp flood.
568' - Browns Ford parking lot floods.
565' - Bailey's Point camp loop road floods, some sites unusable.
564' - State Park golf course floods.
561' - Walnut Creek Marina parking lot floods.
560' - Access road to Girl Scout Camp floods.
557' - Bailey's Point ramp and Quarry Road parking lot floods.
554' - State Park beach closes.
552' - Summer Pool.
547' - State Park and Quarry Road swim areas dry.
536' - Browns Ford ramp unusable.
531' - Beaver Creek ramp unusable.
530' - Walnut Creek ramp unusable.
525' - Winter Pool.
DateStage (ft)
Mar 8, 1989 583
May 24, 1983 582
Apr 18, 1994 580.8
May 11, 1984 579.4
Jan 9, 1979 579
Dec 1, 1978 578.9
May 8, 2010 578.1
May 6, 2011 577.9
Apr 1, 1975 575.8
Mar 22, 1997 572.4
Jun 1, 1969 571.1
Jan 13, 1991 571.1
Apr 22, 2015 564.7
Jun 17, 1998 564.6
May 12, 2013 564.4
Apr 14, 2008 564.2
May 22, 1995 563.6
May 12, 2009 563.4
Jun 20, 2003 561.4

Data provided by the National Weather Service.