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Triplett Creek in Kentucky

River20.4 mi
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Around Triplett Creek

Twin Knobs Campground4.3 miCave Run Lake · 2.5 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Triplett Creek is a 20.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead, KY (site 03250100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2013 to 2026

Triplett Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 165 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,700 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at North Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12058 to 213
February16571 to 379
March14374 to 262
April12373 to 230
May6631 to 169
June227.9 to 83
July175.2 to 92
August7.93.9 to 30
September3.41.1 to 24
October6.61.6 to 22
November306.8 to 74
December8428 to 230

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Triplett Creek near Morehead, KY (site 03250100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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