North Fork Licking River near Mt Olivet, 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 03251200 sits on the North Fork Licking River and reads everything draining 226 square miles of the Licking basin. Its datum sits 628 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1991, 35 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KY at 2,326 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 10% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Licking River at Catawba, KY.

Normal flows here

The North Fork Licking River runs a median of 75 cfs at this gauge across 35 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 274 cfs, and September the leanest at 3.2 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,400 cfs in 1997, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1999.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1991 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The North Fork Licking River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 34.7 feet, in March 1997.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTOK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.