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Caney Creek in Kentucky

River22.6 mi
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Cave Creek11.7 miForrl Visitor Center13.9 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Caney Creek is a 22.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Caney Creek near Horse Branch, KY (site 03318800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1957 to 2026

Caney Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 178 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,500 cfs, in 1984.

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Typical flow by month at Caney Creek near Horse Branch, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January11048 to 274
February17080 to 430
March17893 to 409
April12763 to 284
May5520 to 203
June132.6 to 49
July9.41.4 to 39
August2.00.3 to 13
September0.80.0 to 7.3
October1.00.1 to 14
November211.3 to 81
December8025 to 241

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Caney Creek near Horse Branch, KY (site 03318800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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