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Ohio Riverat Markland Lower, KY (Gauge MKLK2)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge MKLK2
Normal Stage: 40.59 ft
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
48': Action
51': Flood
62': Moderate Flood
74': Major Flood
Gauge MKLK2 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft
CURRENT 03/19/2010 08:00 pm 40.59
  03/19/2010 04:00 pm 40.89
  03/19/2010 12:00 pm 41.21
  03/19/2010 08:00 am 41.90
  03/19/2010 04:00 am 42.52
  03/19/2010 12:00 am 42.73
  03/18/2010 08:00 pm 43.24
  03/18/2010 04:00 pm 43.39
  03/18/2010 12:00 pm 43.53
  03/18/2010 08:00 am 43.93
  03/18/2010 04:00 am 43.99
  03/18/2010 12:00 am 44.13
  03/17/2010 08:00 pm 44.30
  03/17/2010 04:00 pm 44.22
  03/17/2010 12:00 pm 44.33
  03/17/2010 08:00 am 44.34
  03/17/2010 04:00 am 44.43
  03/17/2010 12:00 am 44.26
  03/16/2010 08:00 pm 44.18
  03/16/2010 04:00 pm 43.95
  03/16/2010 12:00 pm 43.85
  03/16/2010 08:00 am 43.44
  03/16/2010 04:00 am 43.15
  03/16/2010 12:00 am 42.60
  03/15/2010 08:00 pm 42.44
  03/15/2010 04:00 pm 42.05
  03/15/2010 12:00 pm 41.59
  03/15/2010 08:00 am 41.25
  03/15/2010 04:00 am 40.72
  03/15/2010 12:00 am 40.03
  03/14/2010 08:00 pm 39.44
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
76.1This is the flood of record...which occurred in January 1937. The entire flood plain is inundated at this level. Numerous homes...businesses and roads are flooded. Evacuations are required in the low areas of Switzerland County Indiana...as well as Carroll and Gallatin Counties in Kentucky.
64.0Major flooding occurs in southeast Indiana and northern Kentucky near the river. Parts of Warsaw Kentucky and US 42 become flooded. Numerous evacuations near the river occur. Operations at the lock are stopped.
62.0Significant backwater flooding can be expected...resulting in flooding of parts of Carroll and Gallatin Counties in Kentucky and Switzerland County in Indiana. Parts of Markland Kentucky and Florence Indiana become flooded.
59.0Backwater flooding can be expected along creeks near the Ohio River and will also affect the Kentucky River. Lowland flooding becomes widespread near Carrollton...Ghent and Ethridge in Kentucky.
57.0Lowland flooding worsens...with creeks and streams emptying into the Ohio River experiencing backwater flooding. Counties affected include Gallatin and Carroll Counties in Kentucky and Switzerland County Indiana. Several roads along the river become flooded in areas.
55.0Water affects some trailers parked at the mouth of Craigs Creek...1.5 miles upstream of the dam near Ethridge Kentucky. Water also begins to cover parts of Route 156 in Indiana. Lowland flooding worsens along the river in Switzerland County Indiana and Gallatin and Carroll Counties in Kentucky. Backwater flooding also occurs along the Kentucky River.
51.0Mainly lowland areas near the river are impacted...with some roads along both the Indiana and Kentucky side of the river experiencing minor flooding.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 76.10 ft on 01/26/1937
2) 66.70 ft on 04/01/1913
3) 65.20 ft on 03/08/1945
4) 64.50 ft on 03/12/1964
5) 60.70 ft on 03/06/1997
6) 60.20 ft on 04/18/1948
7) 58.60 ft on 03/23/1933
8) 56.40 ft on 03/10/1955
9) 55.70 ft on 02/06/1950
10) 51.80 ft on 01/25/1996
11) 51.42 ft on 01/12/2005
12) 49.48 ft on 02/19/1989
13) 49.20 ft on 12/04/1990
1) 0.90 ft on 09/04/1925
2) 1.40 ft on 11/11/1924
3) 2.70 ft on 10/07/1927
4) 3.10 ft on 01/01/1996
5) 11.50 ft on 08/01/1985

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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