About this river
North Fork Kentucky River is a 14.9 mile river near Gorge Underground in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, KY (site 03280000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2023
North Fork Kentucky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,960 cfs, and lowest in October, at 150 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 52,200 cfs, in 1984.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,200 | 567 to 2,570 | |
| February | 1,760 | 961 to 3,080 | |
| March | 1,960 | 1,180 to 3,400 | |
| April | 1,395 | 888 to 2,440 | |
| May | 847 | 474 to 1,740 | |
| June | 387 | 200 to 829 | |
| July | 321 | 157 to 628 | |
| August | 250 | 102 to 560 | |
| September | 151 | 71 to 290 | |
| October | 150 | 72 to 300 | |
| November | 280 | 123 to 677 | |
| December | 853 | 366 to 1,620 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, KY (site 03280000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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