Around here
Around Green River
- Visitor Center at Abraham Lincoln BirthplaceVisitor center16.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mammoth Cave Visitor CenterVisitor center18.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Mammoth Cave National ParkRecreation area20.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical ParkRecreation area21.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Green River is a 62.1 mile river near Adventures of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Green River at Paradise, KY (site 03316500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1970 to 2026
Green River typically runs highest in February, at a median 15,400 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,555 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 136,000 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14,000 | 6,460 to 22,000 |
| February | 15,400 | 8,600 to 22,000 |
| March | 15,100 | 8,230 to 22,600 |
| April | 10,750 | 4,560 to 19,050 |
| May | 9,490 | 4,160 to 17,600 |
| June | 4,525 | 2,440 to 9,385 |
| July | 2,950 | 1,590 to 5,880 |
| August | 1,950 | 1,190 to 2,940 |
| September | 1,555 | 931 to 3,510 |
| October | 2,040 | 1,440 to 5,260 |
| November | 6,055 | 4,440 to 10,700 |
| December | 9,740 | 4,230 to 18,800 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Green River at Paradise, KY (site 03316500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Green River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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