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Kayaking The Midway

Wolf Run near Midway, KY

Stream2.0 mi
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0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Wolf Run is a 2.0 mile stream near Kayaking The Midway in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KY (site 03289193). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

Wolf Run typically runs highest in March, at a median 14 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 893 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January116.1 to 23
February148.0 to 28
March147.5 to 26
April116.5 to 22
May115.7 to 21
June7.73.6 to 16
July7.32.5 to 16
August4.01.9 to 10
September2.71.1 to 9.1
October3.21.3 to 9.7
November5.52.1 to 13
December105.3 to 22

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KY (site 03289193). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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