Nolin River at White Mills, 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 03310300 sits on the Nolin River and reads everything draining 360 square miles of the Upper Green basin. Only 240 square miles of that contributes flow in a normal year; the rest is closed basin that does not drain to the river. Its datum sits 590 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1960, 67 years of it.

Normal flows here

The Nolin River runs a median of 258 cfs at this gauge across 67 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 625 cfs, and October the leanest at 76 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,000 cfs in 1997, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 2008.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1960 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 36.5 feet, in March 1997.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WHMK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.