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Around Twelvemile Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Twelvemile Creek is a 13.1 mile river near Thaxton’s Canoe Trails and Paddlers’ Inn in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Twelvemile Creek at Highway 1997 near Alexandria, KY (site 03238745). 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
Twelvemile Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 33 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,770 cfs, in 2020.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 12 to 46 |
| February | 29 | 16 to 67 |
| March | 33 | 20 to 67 |
| April | 28 | 19 to 62 |
| May | 21 | 11 to 49 |
| June | 7.0 | 3.5 to 18 |
| July | 4.8 | 2.3 to 11 |
| August | 3.3 | 1.8 to 5.7 |
| September | 2.8 | 1.8 to 6.0 |
| October | 3.4 | 2.2 to 8.5 |
| November | 9.3 | 3.6 to 23 |
| December | 21 | 9.7 to 57 |
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 Twelvemile Creek at Highway 1997 near Alexandria, KY (site 03238745). 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 Twelvemile Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Augusta Street Public Boat LaunchPublic
- Steam Boat Marina & Riverfront CafePublic
- The LandingPublic
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