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Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn
Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn

Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn

Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn is a kayak & canoe livery in Butler. Shuttle services are provided within the Pendleton County area.

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Around Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn

Northern Kentucky RV Park13.8 miOhio River - Meldahl Pool9.8 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

The water at Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn typically runs highest in March, at a median 6,690 cfs, and lowest in September, at 309 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 104,000 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Licking River at Catawba, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5,2302,020 to 8,840
February6,1303,340 to 10,000
March6,6904,340 to 10,700
April4,6751,660 to 7,400
May3,3601,100 to 7,040
June1,130472 to 4,695
July758370 to 2,310
August575238 to 1,700
September309128 to 854
October490268 to 1,940
November1,325527 to 3,950
December3,3301,210 to 7,430

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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River at Catawba, KY (site 03253500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Sat

74Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 56°F, low 39°FRain 0%Wind 9 kt, gusts 19

Streamflow

585 cfs

Normal (33rd)

Water level

6.17 ft

Air quality

24 Good

NKU monitor, 28 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

NWS forecast: 6.2 ft by Sun 1 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Kentucky DEP via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.