About this river
Kentucky River is a 14.7 mile river near Boone Creek Outdoors in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kentucky River at Lock 9 at Valley View, KY (site 03284230). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2010 to 2025
Kentucky River typically runs highest in February, at a median 9,760 cfs, and lowest in September, at 671 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 92,100 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,730 | 3,290 to 12,800 | |
| February | 9,760 | 5,440 to 22,100 | |
| March | 9,480 | 5,950 to 15,200 | |
| April | 6,355 | 3,630 to 12,800 | |
| May | 4,720 | 2,390 to 9,850 | |
| June | 1,615 | 918 to 3,685 | |
| July | 1,700 | 846 to 3,900 | |
| August | 1,230 | 761 to 2,690 | |
| September | 671 | 289 to 1,500 | |
| October | 671 | 301 to 2,090 | |
| November | 1,570 | 808 to 3,355 | |
| December | 5,900 | 2,730 to 12,800 |
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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kentucky River at Lock 9 at Valley View, KY (site 03284230). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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