About this river
Tradewater River is a 6.0 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 411 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 2025.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 216 | 91 to 801 | |
| February | 347 | 145 to 1,110 | |
| March | 411 | 175 to 1,170 | |
| April | 325 | 159 to 940 | |
| May | 138 | 57 to 420 | |
| June | 41 | 12 to 122 | |
| July | 17 | 5.5 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.
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