Licking River

River in Kentucky, read from 6 USGS gauges, draining about 3,593 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

102

cfs · 39 min ago

Normal for today

767

cfs median, 17 yrs

Water temp

°F · 1h ago

Gage height

5.97

Below normal for the date13% of medianUSGS gauge 03254520

Thirty-day mean discharge · 87.6–606 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
LICKING RIVER AT HWY 536 NEAR ALEXANDRIA, KY03254520	102 cfs	66°F	39 min ago
LICKING RIVER AT CATAWBA, KY03253500	123 cfs	—	1h ago
LICKING RIVER AT MCKINNEYSBURG, KY03251500	128 cfs	—	24 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 767 cfs over 17 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 175 and 3,440 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Licking River

Licking River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Clinch River (92 mi), Cumberland River (143 mi), Little River (147 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Licking 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 Licking River

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