About this river
Dix River is a 29.2 mile river near Get Outside Kentucky in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dix River near Danville, KY (site 03285000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
Dix River typically runs highest in March, at a median 450 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,200 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 370 | 162 to 825 | |
| February | 448 | 233 to 993 | |
| March | 450 | 247 to 944 | |
| April | 317 | 153 to 686 | |
| May | 132 | 62 to 340 | |
| June | 65 | 22 to 216 | |
| July | 36 | 12 to 117 | |
| August | 21 | 5.2 to 68 | |
| September | 9.9 | 1.4 to 60 | |
| October | 15 | 1.9 to 66 | |
| November | 67 | 9.0 to 227 | |
| December | 272 | 94 to 637 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dix River near Danville, KY (site 03285000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Dix River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Cedar Creek Lake UpperCedar Creek - Cedar Creek LakePublic
- Cedar Creek Lake MiddleCedar Creek - Cedar Creek LakePublic
- Stanford City ReservoirLogan Creek - Stanford City ReservoirPublic
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