Kentucky River

River in Kentucky, read from 13 USGS gauges, draining about 6,180 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

633

cfs · 49 min ago

Normal for today

1,290

cfs median, 44 yrs

Water temp

°F · 34 min ago

Gage height

8.46

Normal for the date49% of medianUSGS gauge 03290500

Thirty-day mean discharge · 445–2,070 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 2 AT LOCKPORT, KY03290500	633 cfs	70°F	49 min ago
KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KY03287500	529 cfs	70°F	49 min ago
KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 5 NEAR TYRONE, KY03287250	512 cfs	—	49 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 1,290 cfs over 44 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 497 and 2,940 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Kentucky River

Kentucky River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Clinch River (81 mi), Cumberland River (103 mi), Little River (131 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Kentucky River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: absent	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: active	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: active
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: peak
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sculpin	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Sowbug	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Golden Stonefly	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Hendrickson	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Light Cahill	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Kentucky River

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