Silver-Little Kentucky HUC8 05140101
A 3,268 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in 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
75
Healthy
Drought index
82
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
18%
of 11 reporting
Median flow
85%
p45 of record
Water assets
6,010
46 springs · 1,440 wells
USGS gauges (16)
- MILL CREEK CUTOFF NEAR LOUISVILLE, KY032945500 cfsp14 · below normal
- INDIAN-KENTUCK CREEK NEAR CANAAN, IN032917800 cfsp15 · below normal
- S FK BEARGRASS CREEK AT E OAK ST AT LOUISVILLE, KY032925503 cfsp27 · normal
- MILL CREEK AT ORELL ROAD NEAR LOUISVILLE, KY032945700 cfsp34 · normal
- M FK BEARGRASS AT OLD CANNONS LN AT LOUISVILLE, KY032930003 cfsp35 · normal
- LITTLE GOOSE CREEK NEAR HARRODS CREEK, KY032924804 cfsp45 · normal
- SILVER CREEK NEAR SELLERSBURG, IN0329400011 cfsp46 · normal
- GOOSE CREEK AT OLD WESTPORT RD NR ST MATTHEWS, KY032924743 cfsp59 · normal
- SOUTH FORK BEARGRASS CREEK AT LOUISVILLE, KY032925005 cfsp60 · normal
- OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY0329249492,800 cfsp82 · above normal
- OHIO RIVER AT LOUISVILLE, KY0329450094,400 cfsp87 · above normal
- HARRODS CREEK AT HIGHWAY 329 NR GOSHEN, KY.03292470579 cfsno long-term record
- GOOSE CREEK AT HWY 22 AT SPRING VALLEY, KY03292474503 cfsno long-term record
- GOOSE CREEK AT US HWY 42 NEAR GLENVIEW ACRES, KY03292475no readingno long-term record
- M FK BEARGRASS CR AT LEXINGTON RD AT LOUISVILLE,KY032935007 cfsno long-term record
- MUDDY FK AT MOCKINGBIRD VALLEY RD AT LOUISVILLE,KY032935303 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 82 | 0 | 2/11 | p45 |
| 2026-10-19 | 82 | 0 | 2/11 | p55 |
| 2026-10-18 | 82 | 0 | 1/11 | p57 |
| 2026-10-17 | 82 | 0 | 0/11 | p70 |
| 2026-10-16 | 82 | 0 | 0/11 | p90 |
| 2026-10-15 | 36 | 0 | 0/11 | p86 |
| 2026-10-14 | 36 | 0 | 2/11 | p56 |
| 2026-10-13 | 36 | 0 | 0/10 | p59 |
| 2026-10-12 | 36 | 0 | 1/10 | p74 |
| 2026-10-11 | 36 | 0 | 3/10 | p39 |
| 2026-10-10 | 36 | 0 | 4/10 | p34 |
| 2026-10-09 | 36 | 0 | 5/10 | p26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 20 | 0 | 4/11 | p29 |
| 2026-10-07 | 20 | 0 | 4/11 | p30 |
Top water assets
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- 66Panther Creek Damreservoir
- 66Mason Dam No. 2 (North)reservoir
- 66Greene Lake Damreservoir
- 66Borden Lake Damreservoir
- 66Muddy Fork Structure No. 3reservoir
- 66Hardwood Lake Damreservoir
- 66Muddy Fork Structure No. 5reservoir
- 66Wood Lake Damreservoir
- 66Muddy Fork Structure No. 6reservoir