TidalMapMassac Creek near Paducah, 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 03611260 sits on Massac Creek and reads everything draining 15 square miles of the Lower Ohio basin. Its datum sits 345 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1972, 55 years of it.
Normal flows here
Massac Creek runs a median of 2.8 cfs at this gauge across 55 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 8.7 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,910 cfs in 2000, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 1979.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 cfs | 229% |
| Feb | 8.7 cfs | 316% |
| Mar | 8.7 cfs | 316% |
| Apr | 6.5 cfs | 236% |
| May | 3.8 cfs | 138% |
| Jun | 1.8 cfs | 64% |
| Jul | 1.0 cfs | 36% |
| Aug | 0.8 cfs | 30% |
| Sep | 0.8 cfs | 29% |
| Oct | 0.9 cfs | 32% |
| Nov | 1.8 cfs | 64% |
| Dec | 4.4 cfs | 160% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1972 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Kentucky Dam is 24 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Kentucky Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
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- Clarks River at Almo, KY
- North Fork Obion River near Martin, TN (Ce)
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- Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, Il-Ky
- South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, TN
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- Obion River at Hwy 51 near Obion, TN
- Tradewater River at Olney, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03611260. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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