Lower Green HUC8 05110005
A 2,391 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in KY. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
60
Moderate
Drought index
100
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
67%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
35%
p14 of record
Water assets
1,822
8 springs · 969 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- GREEN RIVER AT LOCK 2 AT CALHOUN, KY033200001,680 cfsp8 · much below normal
- GREEN RIVER AT LOCK 1 AT SPOTTSVILLE, KY033215001,400 cfsp14 · below normal
- GREEN RIVER NEAR MCKINNEY, KY033050003 cfsp51 · normal
- ROUGH RIVER AT HARTFORD, KY03319600254 cfsno long-term record
- SOUTH FORK PANTHER CREEK NEAR WHITESVILLE, KY03321350no readingno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 100 | 0 | 2/3 | p14 |
| 2026-10-19 | 100 | 0 | 2/3 | p11 |
| 2026-10-18 | 100 | 0 | 2/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-17 | 100 | 0 | 2/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-16 | 100 | 0 | 2/3 | p15 |
| 2026-10-15 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p12 |
| 2026-10-14 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-13 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-12 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p8 |
| 2026-10-11 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p8 |
| 2026-10-10 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-09 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-08 | 85 | 0 | 2/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-07 | 85 | 0 | 3/3 | p10 |
Top water assets
- 65Green River At Lock 1 At Spottsville, Kyriver
- 65Lick Creekriver
- 65North Fork Panther Creekriver
- 65South Fork Panther Creek Near Whitesville, Kyriver
- 65Green River Lock And Dam 2reservoir
- 65Richland Sloughriver
- 65Green River At Lock 2 At Calhoun, Kyriver
- 65Horse Forkriver
- 65Green River Lock And Dam 1reservoir
- 65East Fork Deer Creekriver