About this river
Barren River is a 28.7 mile river near Drakes Creek Canoe in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Barren River at Bowling Green, KY (site 03314500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2026
Barren River typically runs highest in February, at a median 4,730 cfs, and lowest in August, at 365 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,500 cfs, in 1975.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,180 | 1,780 to 5,460 | |
| February | 4,730 | 2,340 to 5,880 | |
| March | 3,720 | 1,240 to 5,400 | |
| April | 1,735 | 725 to 5,025 | |
| May | 2,540 | 743 to 4,400 | |
| June | 857 | 462 to 3,590 | |
| July | 873 | 342 to 2,360 | |
| August | 365 | 202 to 821 | |
| September | 452 | 239 to 1,325 | |
| October | 1,470 | 577 to 2,200 | |
| November | 2,970 | 1,950 to 3,720 | |
| December | 3,550 | 1,100 to 4,970 |
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 54 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Barren River at Bowling Green, KY (site 03314500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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