North Fork Kentucky River
River in Kentucky, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 1,101 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
130
cfs · 2h ago
Normal for today
134
cfs median, 84 yrs
Water temp
—
not measured here
Gage height
1.32
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 134 cfs over 84 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 70.0 and 285 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 North Fork Kentucky River
North Fork Kentucky River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Clinch River (57 mi), Little River (112 mi), Oconaluftee River (118 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| 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: active | September: active | 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 |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | 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: peak | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| March Brown | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| 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 |
| Quill Gordon | January: absent | February: active | March: peak | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | 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 |
Reports
From anglers on North Fork Kentucky River
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