About this river
Nolin River is a 52.3 mile river near Adventures of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nolin River at White Mills, KY (site 03310300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2026
Nolin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 645 cfs, and lowest in October, at 76 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 482 | 255 to 850 | |
| February | 599 | 371 to 989 | |
| March | 645 | 410 to 1,080 | |
| April | 477 | 308 to 815 | |
| May | 372 | 213 to 714 | |
| June | 221 | 148 to 390 | |
| July | 163 | 98 to 284 | |
| August | 115 | 74 to 178 | |
| September | 80 | 58 to 132 | |
| October | 76 | 56 to 157 | |
| November | 124 | 63 to 336 | |
| December | 366 | 145 to 736 |
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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nolin River at White Mills, KY (site 03310300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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