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Around Licking River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Licking River is a 62.1 mile river near Lake Kayak Rentals in the Gorge in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KY (site 03248300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2025
Licking River typically runs highest in February, at a median 170 cfs, and lowest in October, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,840 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 57 to 231 |
| February | 170 | 91 to 345 |
| March | 159 | 106 to 296 |
| April | 136 | 88 to 257 |
| May | 91 | 53 to 166 |
| June | 36 | 19 to 97 |
| July | 31 | 16 to 58 |
| August | 22 | 13 to 48 |
| September | 15 | 6.1 to 32 |
| October | 12 | 5.4 to 24 |
| November | 21 | 11 to 67 |
| December | 94 | 39 to 201 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KY (site 03248300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Licking River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Natural Bridge State ParkMill Creek - Mill Creek LakePublic
- BlackwaterCave Run LakePublic
- Beaver CreekCave Run LakePublic
- Rebel Trace LakeRebel Trace LakePublic
- LongbowCave Run LakePublic
- LeatherwoodCave Run LakePublic
- Poppin RockCave Run LakePublic
- BangorCave Run LakePublic
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