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Around Johns Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Johns Creek is a 60.9 mile river near Elkhorn City in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Johns Creek near Meta, KY (site 03210000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2025
Johns Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 92 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,200 cfs, in 2009.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 27 to 109 |
| February | 76 | 43 to 141 |
| March | 92 | 59 to 160 |
| April | 65 | 38 to 117 |
| May | 37 | 18 to 77 |
| June | 18 | 7.7 to 37 |
| July | 12 | 5.3 to 27 |
| August | 9.3 | 3.3 to 21 |
| September | 7.2 | 2.3 to 16 |
| October | 7.8 | 2.7 to 16 |
| November | 14 | 6.0 to 31 |
| December | 38 | 15 to 77 |
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 Johns Creek near Meta, KY (site 03210000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
7 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Johns Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pikeville City LakeLevisa Fork - Pikeville City LakePublic
- Thompson RoadLevisa Fork Big Sandy RiverPublic
- German BridgeDewey LakePublic
- Jenny Wiley State Park MarinaJohns Creek - Dewey LakePublic
- Jenny Wiley State Park-Stratton BranchJohns Creek - Dewey LakePublic
- Jenny Wiley State Park CampgroundDewey LakePublic
- TerryJohns Creek - Dewey LakePublic
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