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Around Mud Lick Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mud Lick Creek is a 12.2 mile river near Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mud Lick CR at Hwy 42 near Beaverlick, KY (site 03277130). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Mud Lick Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 44 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,510 cfs, in 2004.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 15 to 64 |
| February | 34 | 18 to 72 |
| March | 44 | 24 to 86 |
| April | 28 | 17 to 62 |
| May | 21 | 11 to 58 |
| June | 6.6 | 2.5 to 18 |
| July | 4.2 | 1.4 to 14 |
| August | 2.0 | 0.7 to 6.7 |
| September | 1.8 | 0.5 to 6.2 |
| October | 3.5 | 1.3 to 9.7 |
| November | 12 | 4.7 to 30 |
| December | 27 | 13 to 68 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mud Lick CR at Hwy 42 near Beaverlick, KY (site 03277130). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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