What is the current flow on Barren River?

Barren River was running 283 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 12:45 PM CDT, measured at USGS gauge 03314500. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Barren River?

77.9°F (25.5°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT, at USGS gauge 03313000. Barren River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Barren River, Kentucky: Current Flow & Water Temperature

Latest Reading

283

cubic feet / second

77.9°F

water temperature (25.5°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 12:45 PM CDT at gauge 03314500. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT at gauge 03313000. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

Where Barren River is measured

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2 USGS gauges on Barren River — open one for its live readings on the USGS site. The other pins are places to stay, from Stay22.

USGS Gauges on Barren River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
03313000	BARREN RIVER NEAR FINNEY, KY	Yes
03314500	BARREN RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN, KY	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).