TidalMapBlaine Creek near Blaine, 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 03215410 sits on Blaine Creek and reads everything draining 79 square miles of the Big Sandy basin. Its datum sits 632 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2012 to 2024, 12 years in all.
Normal flows here
Blaine Creek runs a median of 27 cfs at this gauge across 12 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 151 cfs, and September the leanest at 10 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,600 cfs in 2021, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 86 cfs | 319% |
| Feb | 151 cfs | 559% |
| Mar | 117 cfs | 433% |
| Apr | 73 cfs | 270% |
| May | 56 cfs | 207% |
| Jun | 18 cfs | 65% |
| Jul | 21 cfs | 78% |
| Aug | 13 cfs | 48% |
| Sep | 10 cfs | 37% |
| Oct | 13 cfs | 48% |
| Nov | 20 cfs | 74% |
| Dec | 53 cfs | 196% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
Blaine Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.6 feet, in March 2021.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 14 ft |
| Minor flooding | 17 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 19 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | 20.6 ft |
| February 2025 | 20.3 ft |
| April 2025 | 20.3 ft |
| April 2015 | 19.1 ft |
| February 2019 | 18.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLCK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03215410. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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