TidalMapN Elkhorn Creek at Bryan Station Rd at Montrose, 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 03287600 sits on N Elkhorn Creek and reads everything draining 22 square miles of the Lower Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 892 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1998, 28 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is N Elkhorn Creek at Winchester Rd near Lexington, KY, reading 4.0 square miles. This gauge adds the 17 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown, KY at 147 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 15% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
N Elkhorn Creek runs a median of 12 cfs at this gauge across 28 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 29 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.9 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,830 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 cfs | 217% |
| Feb | 29 cfs | 242% |
| Mar | 23 cfs | 192% |
| Apr | 20 cfs | 167% |
| May | 15 cfs | 125% |
| Jun | 6.9 cfs | 58% |
| Jul | 6.0 cfs | 50% |
| Aug | 2.7 cfs | 22% |
| Sep | 1.9 cfs | 16% |
| Oct | 3.6 cfs | 30% |
| Nov | 10 cfs | 83% |
| Dec | 20 cfs | 167% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1998 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- N Elkhorn Creek at Winchester Rd near Lexington, KY
- Tributary to Cane Run Creek at Newtown Pk near Lexington, KY
- E Hickman Creek Tributary at Chilesburg Rd near Lexington,ky
- Cane Run Creek at Citation Blvd near Lexington, KY
- Wolf Run at Old Frankfort Pike at Lexington, KY
- West Hickman Creek at Veterans Park near Lexington, KY
- East Hickman Creek at Tates Creek Rd near East Hickman, KY
- Houston Creek at Hwy 27 near Paris, KY
- Town Branch at Yarnallton Road at Yarnallton, KY
- North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown, KY
- South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, KY
- Stoner Creek at Water Plant at Paris, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03287600. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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