TidalMapLaurel River at Municipal Dam near Corbin, 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 03404820 sits on the Laurel River and reads everything draining 140 square miles of the Upper Cumberland basin. Its datum sits 1,000 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 1974 to 1992, 19 years in all.
Normal flows here
The Laurel River runs a median of 78 cfs at this gauge across 19 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 255 cfs, and August the leanest at 11 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 16,000 cfs in 1984, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1977.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 211 cfs | 272% |
| Feb | 255 cfs | 329% |
| Mar | 254 cfs | 328% |
| Apr | 165 cfs | 213% |
| May | 72 cfs | 93% |
| Jun | 37 cfs | 48% |
| Jul | 24 cfs | 31% |
| Aug | 11 cfs | 14% |
| Sep | 16 cfs | 20% |
| Oct | 21 cfs | 27% |
| Nov | 82 cfs | 105% |
| Dec | 177 cfs | 228% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1974 to 1992. 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.
Nearby river gauges
- Lynn Camp Creek at Corbin, KY
- Cumberland River at Williamsburg, KY
- Cumberland River at Barbourville, KY
- Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, KY
- Rockcastle River at Billows, KY
- Clear Fork at Saxton, KY
- Goose Creek at Manchester, KY
- Buck Creek near Shopville, KY
- Cumberland River at Pine St Br at Pineville, KY
- South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, KY
- Sturgeon Creek at Cressmont, KY
- Powell River near Arthur, TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03404820. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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