Kentucky fishing waters
18 gauged waters across Kentucky — 18 rivers and 0 lakes and reservoirs, with flow read straight from their USGS gauges.
- Gauged waters
- 18
- Reporting now
- 18/18
- With water temp
- 12
- With a full guide
- 4
live gauges
of 18
Full guides
Waters we have written up
Green River
1,040 words · 7 species
Smallmouth Bass, Muskellunge, Rock Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass
Cumberland River
1,050 words · 7 species
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Striped Bass, Walleye, Sauger
Elkhorn Creek
927 words · 5 species
Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Longear Sunfish
Red River
899 words · 6 species
Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Rock Bass, Muskellunge, Longear Sunfish, Rainbow Trout
Live conditions
Flowing right now in Kentucky
All 18 waters · live readings for the top 18
| Water | Type | Drainage | Flow / level | Temp | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio River5 gauges | river | 141,000 sq mi | 255,000 cfs | — | 971d ago |
| Green River8 gauges | river | 9,181 sq mi | 694 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Kentucky River13 gauges | river | 6,180 sq mi | 499 cfs | 72°F | 1h ago |
| Licking River6 gauges | river | 3,593 sq mi | 216 cfs | 65°F | 1h ago |
| Levisa Fork3 gauges | river | 2,144 sq mi | 346 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Cumberland River6 gauges | river | 1,977 sq mi | 407 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Barren River2 gauges | river | 1,849 sq mi | 248 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Rolling Fork3 gauges | river | 1,299 sq mi | 14.4 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| North Fork Kentucky River3 gauges | river | 1,101 sq mi | 198 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Floyds Fork3 gauges | river | 213 sq mi | 16.2 cfs | 62°F | 16 min ago |
| Goose Creek4 gauges | river | 163 sq mi | 6.5 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| North Elkhorn Creek3 gauges | river | 147 sq mi | 10.9 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Salt River2 gauges | river | 1,197 sq mi | 99.6 cfs | — | 1h ago |
| Elkhorn Creek2 gauges | river | 473 sq mi | 53.7 cfs | 64°F | 1h ago |
| Little Sandy River2 gauges | river | 400 sq mi | 47.9 cfs | — | 31 min ago |
| Red River3 gauges | river | 392 sq mi | 39.8 cfs | — | 46 min ago |
| Russell Creek1 gauge | river | 188 sq mi | 9.4 cfs | 50°F | 1h ago |
| South Elkhorn Creek2 gauges | river | 105 sq mi | 51.9 cfs | — | 36 min ago |
What is on this page
Every figure here comes from a USGS gauge on that water: discharge in cubic feet per second, and water temperature where the gauge measures it. A dash means it is not measured there, not that it is unknown.
4 of these waters have a full written guide so far. The rest are live data only.