TidalMapLicking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, 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 03254520 sits on the Licking River and reads everything draining 3,593 square miles of the Licking basin. Its datum sits 449 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2007, 17 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Licking River at Catawba, KY, reading 3,300 square miles. This gauge adds the 293 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Licking River runs a median of 2,385 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 7,780 cfs, and September the leanest at 325 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 77,800 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 48 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5,480 cfs | 230% |
| Feb | 7,780 cfs | 326% |
| Mar | 7,730 cfs | 324% |
| Apr | 6,730 cfs | 282% |
| May | 4,700 cfs | 197% |
| Jun | 1,445 cfs | 61% |
| Jul | 1,250 cfs | 52% |
| Aug | 744 cfs | 31% |
| Sep | 325 cfs | 14% |
| Oct | 527 cfs | 22% |
| Nov | 1,455 cfs | 61% |
| Dec | 4,740 cfs | 199% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2007 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Fourmile Creek at Poplar Ridge Rd near Alexandria,ky
- Banklick Creek @ Highway 1829 near Erlanger, KY
- Twelvemile Creek at Highway 1997 near Alexandria, KY
- Fourmile Creek at Grays Crossing at Silver Grove, KY
- Fourmile Creek at Hwy 8 at Silver Grove, KY
- Threemile Creek at Three Mile Road at Covington,ky
- Taylor Creek at Donnermeyer Drive at Bellevue, KY
- Pleasant Run Creek at Oak Street near Ludlow, KY
- Dry Creek at Sewage Plant near Erlanger, KY
- Licking River at Catawba, KY
- Gunpowder Creek at Camp Ernst Rd near Union, KY
- South Fork Licking River at Hayes, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03254520. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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