North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, 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 03277500 sits on the North Fork Kentucky River and reads everything draining 466 square miles of the North Fork Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 839 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 1977 to 2023, 26 years in all.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, KY, reading 66 square miles. This gauge adds the 400 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Kentucky River runs a median of 242 cfs at this gauge across 26 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 713 cfs, and September the leanest at 84 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 27,800 cfs in 1977, and the lowest is 10 cfs in 1984.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 to 2023. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Fork Kentucky River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 37.5 feet, in January 1957.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HAZK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.