About this river
Cow Creek is a 2.1 mile stream near Lake Kayak Rentals in the Gorge in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Kentucky River at Lock 12 near Irvine, KY (site 03282120). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2021
Cow Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,910 cfs, and lowest in September, at 547 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 85,000 cfs, in 2021.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,230 | 1,720 to 8,130 | |
| February | 5,220 | 2,780 to 10,300 | |
| March | 5,910 | 3,350 to 10,400 | |
| April | 4,620 | 2,785 to 9,590 | |
| May | 2,890 | 1,610 to 5,750 | |
| June | 1,255 | 741 to 2,675 | |
| July | 1,100 | 622 to 2,270 | |
| August | 912 | 393 to 1,760 | |
| September | 547 | 223 to 1,100 | |
| October | 635 | 271 to 1,340 | |
| November | 1,130 | 598 to 3,545 | |
| December | 4,050 | 1,980 to 7,820 |
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 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kentucky River at Lock 12 near Irvine, KY (site 03282120). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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