TidalMapCane Run Creek at Citation Blvd near Lexington, 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 03288180 sits on Cane Run Creek and reads everything draining 5.5 square miles of the Lower Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 889 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2013, 13 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY at 473 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Cane Run Creek runs a median of 2.4 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 6.6 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 449 cfs in 2015, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2013.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.1 cfs | 171% |
| Feb | 6.6 cfs | 275% |
| Mar | 4.7 cfs | 196% |
| Apr | 3.8 cfs | 158% |
| May | 3.7 cfs | 154% |
| Jun | 1.7 cfs | 71% |
| Jul | 1.1 cfs | 46% |
| Aug | 0.8 cfs | 34% |
| Sep | 0.4 cfs | 17% |
| Oct | 0.5 cfs | 22% |
| Nov | 1.3 cfs | 54% |
| Dec | 3.7 cfs | 154% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2013 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 6.9 feet, in June 2017.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 2017 | 6.9 ft |
| April 2015 | 6.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLSK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tributary to Cane Run Creek at Newtown Pk near Lexington, KY
- Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KY
- Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY
- N Elkhorn Creek at Bryan Station Rd at Montrose, KY
- N Elkhorn Creek at Winchester Rd near Lexington, KY
- West Hickman Creek at Veterans Park near Lexington, KY
- South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, KY
- E Hickman Creek Tributary at Chilesburg Rd near Lexington,ky
- North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown, KY
- South Elkhorn Creek near Midway, KY
- East Hickman Creek at Tates Creek Rd near East Hickman, KY
- Houston Creek at Hwy 27 near Paris, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03288180. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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