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Little Fork Little Sandy River in Kentucky

River33.9 mi
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Around Little Fork Little Sandy River

Grayson Lake5.7 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Little Fork Little Sandy River is a 33.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Sandy River at Grayson, KY (site 03216500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1969 to 2026

Little Fork Little Sandy River typically runs highest in March, at a median 564 cfs, and lowest in September, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,600 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Little Sandy River at Grayson, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January378153 to 884
February559291 to 1,320
March564314 to 1,440
April381183 to 831
May267124 to 698
June9557 to 249
July7050 to 152
August5743 to 99
September4734 to 82
October5538 to 139
November201109 to 457
December268107 to 698

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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Sandy River at Grayson, KY (site 03216500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Little Fork Little Sandy River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • DamGrayson LakePublic

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