TidalMapBayou De Chien near Clinton, KY Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 07024000 sits on Bayou De Chien and reads everything draining 69 square miles of the Bayou De Chien-Mayfield basin. Its datum sits 307 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 78 years of it.
Normal flows here
Bayou De Chien runs a median of 29 cfs at this gauge across 78 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 57 cfs, and September the leanest at 18 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 7,820 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 4.0 cfs in 1943.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 cfs | 152% |
| Feb | 56 cfs | 193% |
| Mar | 57 cfs | 197% |
| Apr | 45 cfs | 155% |
| May | 33 cfs | 114% |
| Jun | 23 cfs | 79% |
| Jul | 20 cfs | 69% |
| Aug | 19 cfs | 66% |
| Sep | 18 cfs | 62% |
| Oct | 20 cfs | 69% |
| Nov | 27 cfs | 93% |
| Dec | 37 cfs | 128% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07024000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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