Barren River level at Finney
Kentucky · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 03313000 — BARREN RIVER NEAR FINNEY, KY
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
About normal for the date
At 400 CFS, this gauge is running 123% of normal for mid-September — above the 326 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 30 years of record (1965–1994).
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Flow history at Finney
Daily values from USGS 03313000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Barren River at Finney
In Kentucky, below Barren River Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Barren River Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Barren River at Finney — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Barren River Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Barren River at Finney high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 326 CFS, from 30 years of record (1965–1994). Today is 123% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 03313000 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.