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Endless Summer Paddle Company

Beargrass Creek near Louisville, KY

River1.9 mi
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Around Beargrass Creek

Ohio River - McAlpine Pool2.5 mi1 mi

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

About this river

Beargrass Creek is a 1.9 mile river near Endless Summer Paddle Company in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Beargrass Creek at River Road at Louisville, KY (site 03293510). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2008 to 2025

Beargrass Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 59 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,140 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Beargrass Creek at River Road at Louisville, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4226 to 84
February5530 to 110
March5936 to 145
April5633 to 172
May5129 to 101
June3211 to 71
July259.3 to 69
August13-2.8 to 41
September3.1-8.3 to 38
October7.2-3.3 to 32
November233.9 to 46
December4223 to 86

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Beargrass Creek at River Road at Louisville, KY (site 03293510). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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