About this river
Cranes Nest River is a 16.8 mile river near Elkhorn City in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cranes Nest River near Clintwood, VA (site 03208950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2026
Cranes Nest River typically runs highest in March, at a median 100 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,000 cfs, in 1977.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 39 to 120 | |
| February | 93 | 58 to 161 | |
| March | 100 | 69 to 168 | |
| April | 87 | 57 to 137 | |
| May | 57 | 39 to 97 | |
| June | 30 | 21 to 56 | |
| July | 25 | 15 to 42 | |
| August | 22 | 12 to 39 | |
| September | 15 | 8.6 to 25 | |
| October | 15 | 8.9 to 27 | |
| November | 21 | 12 to 44 | |
| December | 46 | 21 to 89 |
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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cranes Nest River near Clintwood, VA (site 03208950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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