Martins Fork above Smith, KY Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 03400785 sits on the Martins Fork. Its datum sits 1,351 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1985, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Downstream the next reading comes from Martins Fork Lake at Martins Fork Dam near Smith, KY at 56 square miles. Water passing here goes on to Martins Fork near Smith, KY, Martin's Fork near Harlan, KY and Cumberland River near Harlan, KY.

Normal flows here

The Martins Fork runs a median of 25 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 59 cfs, and September the leanest at 5.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,730 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2019.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1985 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.