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Blaine Creek in Kentucky

River45.0 mi
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Around Blaine Creek

Yatesville Lake5.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Blaine Creek is a 45.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Blaine Creek near Blaine, KY (site 03215410). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2012 to 2024

Blaine Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 151 cfs, and lowest in September, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,600 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Blaine Creek near Blaine, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8641 to 169
February15175 to 321
March11778 to 252
April7342 to 161
May5635 to 85
June189.2 to 40
July218.3 to 58
August135.8 to 36
September104.1 to 29
October134.7 to 26
November203.8 to 49
December5318 to 156

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blaine Creek near Blaine, KY (site 03215410). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Blaine Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Rich CreekRich Creek - Yatesville LakePublic
  • Pleasant RidgeGreenbrier Creek - Yatesville LakePublic
  • Twin BranchUpper Twin Branch - Yatesville LakePublic
  • Barkers MarinaYatesville LakePublic

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