Flooding and Drought - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

Flooding and Drought Resources

Flooding and drought present critical challenges for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Explore the links below to learn more about the risks of these hazards and what the Division is doing to monitor water supply and safety.

Find Your Flood Zone

Flood hazards change over time. Accurate flood maps are an important tool to provide flood hazard information and enable communities to manage their flood risk. Learn what the flood zones mean, view the digital flood maps, change the flood maps, download the data, and understand how to apply the map information to reduce risk.

Flooded road with Road Closed sign blocking access

Understand Your Flood Hazards

Flooding is Kentucky’s #1 most frequent and costly natural disaster. Anywhere rain falls, it can flood. Find your current flood zone, apply for a permit, learn more about floodplain management, flood insurance, flood mitigation, or learn what to do after a flood.

What if My Well is Flooded?

Information on managing a flooded private domestic water supply well is available on the 'Water Well Information for Home Owners' page.

Dam Safety

Dam Safety and Floodplain Management maintains a list of these structures in an inventory database for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Cracked soil due to drought at Lake Luzerne in 2012

Drought: Tracking, Monitoring and Evaluation

The Kentucky Division of Water monitors current drought levels and water shortage watches/warnings.

Owsley Fork Reservoir with hills in the background

Kentucky Water Resources Report

Monthly report developed to provide the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, and other stakeholders, an overview of water resources in the state. Highlights precipitation, streamflow, reservoirs, and groundwater.

Flooding and Drought Division of Water