About this river
Kentucky River is a 5.6 mile river near Luma Clear Kayak Sales in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kentucky River at Lock 14 at Heidelberg, KY (site 03282000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1977 to 2025
Kentucky River typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,350 cfs, and lowest in September, at 418 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 85,900 cfs, in 1984.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,510 | 1,630 to 7,380 | |
| February | 4,710 | 2,430 to 9,380 | |
| March | 5,350 | 3,190 to 8,950 | |
| April | 3,895 | 2,315 to 7,540 | |
| May | 2,120 | 1,260 to 4,680 | |
| June | 1,125 | 555 to 2,440 | |
| July | 857 | 482 to 1,610 | |
| August | 652 | 318 to 1,290 | |
| September | 418 | 227 to 797 | |
| October | 543 | 251 to 1,080 | |
| November | 986 | 564 to 2,670 | |
| December | 2,820 | 1,200 to 5,650 |
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 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kentucky River at Lock 14 at Heidelberg, KY (site 03282000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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