Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn
Licking River near Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn
About this river
Licking River is a 21.2 mile river near Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KY (site 03251500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1974 to 2026
Licking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,570 cfs, and lowest in September, at 261 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 43,100 cfs, in 1989.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,840 | 1,430 to 6,440 | |
| February | 4,930 | 2,210 to 7,300 | |
| March | 5,570 | 2,700 to 7,470 | |
| April | 4,450 | 1,505 to 6,350 | |
| May | 2,260 | 872 to 5,360 | |
| June | 821 | 322 to 3,830 | |
| July | 530 | 275 to 1,470 | |
| August | 381 | 122 to 1,170 | |
| September | 261 | 129 to 886 | |
| October | 368 | 239 to 1,290 | |
| November | 1,075 | 405 to 2,935 | |
| December | 3,390 | 997 to 5,790 |
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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KY (site 03251500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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