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Canoe Kentucky

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Canoe Kentucky is a kayak & canoe livery in Frankfort. They offer rentals and guided trips on the Kentucky River and Elkhorn Creek. Available craft include kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards, and rafts.

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Disciplines
Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

1916 to 2026

The water at Canoe Kentucky typically runs highest in March, at a median 796 cfs, and lowest in September, at 62 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,000 cfs, in 1989.

Typical flow by month at Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January639297 to 1,300
February763380 to 1,490
March796384 to 1,660
April541252 to 1,095
May300140 to 741
June17288 to 409
July11365 to 243
August8847 to 177
September6235 to 129
October6533 to 144
November11952 to 356
December423153 to 1,050

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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY (site 03289500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

91Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sun, Sep 27 (93)

High today

73°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 13 kt

Rain chance

2%

Week ahead

Tue73°F2%
Wed73°F16%
Thu77°F2%
Fri78°F0%
Sat79°F0%
Sun75°F2%
Mon72°F2%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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