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Around Tradewater River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tradewater River is a 62.1 mile river near Lakeside Rentals in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tradewater River at Olney, KY (site 03383000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1941 to 2026
Tradewater River typically runs highest in March, at a median 401 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 216 | 91 to 801 |
| February | 333 | 147 to 1,100 |
| March | 401 | 175 to 1,170 |
| April | 319 | 155 to 924 |
| May | 137 | 56 to 404 |
| June | 43 | 12 to 121 |
| July | 18 | 5.7 to 61 |
| August | 7.5 | 2.2 to 26 |
| September | 3.6 | 0.9 to 13 |
| October | 3.4 | 0.8 to 20 |
| November | 36 | 4.8 to 114 |
| December | 126 | 40 to 601 |
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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tradewater River at Olney, KY (site 03383000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tradewater River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lake BeshearLake BeshearPublic
- Dawson SpringsTradewater RiverPublic
- Lake PeeweeLake PeeweePublic
- Providence New City LakeProvidence New City LakePublic
- VFW BridgeTradewater RiverPublic
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