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Town Branch near Midway, KY

Stream9.1 mi
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Kentucky Horse Park Campground4.7 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Town Branch is a 9.1 mile stream near Kayaking The Midway in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY (site 03289200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

Town Branch typically runs highest in March, at a median 87 cfs, and lowest in September, at 38 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,860 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7450 to 125
February8461 to 163
March8756 to 147
April7553 to 125
May7456 to 128
June5539 to 93
July5035 to 85
August4233 to 62
September3829 to 59
October3929 to 69
November4831 to 84
December7145 to 117

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY (site 03289200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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