TidalMapGoose Creek at Manchester, 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 03281100 sits on Goose Creek and reads everything draining 163 square miles of the South Fork Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 819 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1965, 57 years of it.
Normal flows here
Goose Creek runs a median of 78 cfs at this gauge across 57 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 280 cfs, and September the leanest at 11 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,700 cfs in 1984, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1981.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 227 cfs | 293% |
| Feb | 259 cfs | 334% |
| Mar | 280 cfs | 361% |
| Apr | 233 cfs | 301% |
| May | 118 cfs | 152% |
| Jun | 37 cfs | 48% |
| Jul | 28 cfs | 36% |
| Aug | 17 cfs | 22% |
| Sep | 11 cfs | 14% |
| Oct | 16 cfs | 21% |
| Nov | 46 cfs | 59% |
| Dec | 151 cfs | 195% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1965 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 40.6 feet, in June 1947.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1947 | 40.6 ft |
| January 1957 | 37.3 ft |
| March 1963 | 33.5 ft |
| May 1984 | 32.9 ft |
| April 1977 | 29.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCHK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03281100. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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