South Fork Little River at Hwy 68 By-Pass at Hopkinsville,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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 03437495 sits on the South Fork Little River and reads everything draining 36 square miles of the Lower Cumberland basin. Its datum sits 520 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Little River at Hwy 68-80 near Hopkinsville, KY, reading 19 square miles. This gauge adds the 17 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, KY at 46 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 77% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Little River runs a median of 21 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 63 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,010 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The South Fork Little River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 21.4 feet, in July 2016.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLBK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.