About this river
Barren River is a 27.3 mile river near Green River Canoeing and Kayaking in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Barren River near Finney, KY (site 03313000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 1994
Barren River typically runs highest in January, at a median 2,680 cfs, and lowest in April, at 160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,150 cfs, in 1979.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,680 | 1,070 to 3,730 | |
| February | 2,570 | 978 to 3,770 | |
| March | 842 | 176 to 3,260 | |
| April | 160 | 77 to 2,225 | |
| May | 521 | 95 to 3,000 | |
| June | 426 | 136 to 2,505 | |
| July | 469 | 140 to 1,230 | |
| August | 212 | 94 to 515 | |
| September | 354 | 189 to 1,053 | |
| October | 1,460 | 703 to 2,100 | |
| November | 2,380 | 1,735 to 2,940 | |
| December | 2,130 | 540 to 3,280 |
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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Barren River near Finney, KY (site 03313000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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