Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort
Big South Fork Cumberland River near Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort
About this river
Big South Fork Cumberland River is a 42.5 mile river near Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, KY (site 03410500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2025
Big South Fork Cumberland River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,120 cfs, and lowest in September, at 111 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 80,200 cfs, in 1975.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,810 | 959 to 3,570 | |
| February | 2,000 | 1,160 to 3,630 | |
| March | 2,120 | 1,330 to 3,640 | |
| April | 1,620 | 942 to 2,910 | |
| May | 860 | 475 to 1,720 | |
| June | 373 | 195 to 939 | |
| July | 234 | 124 to 522 | |
| August | 176 | 97 to 325 | |
| September | 111 | 56 to 243 | |
| October | 128 | 64 to 303 | |
| November | 336 | 123 to 1,045 | |
| December | 1,200 | 615 to 2,660 |
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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, KY (site 03410500). 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 Big South Fork Cumberland River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Alum FordBig South Fork Cumberland RiverPublic
- Big CreekBig South Fork Cumberland RiverPublic
- Turkey CreekBig South Fork Cumberland River - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Echo Point Recreation AreaSouth Fork - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Garland Bend Hemlock LandingSouth Fork - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Omega Recreation AreaCumberland River - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Burnside Island State ParkSouth Fork - Lake CumberlandPublic
- Burnside MarinaCumberland River - Lake CumberlandPublic
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