South Fork Little River at Hwy 68-80 near 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 03437480 sits on the South Fork Little River and reads everything draining 19 square miles of the Lower Cumberland basin. Its datum sits 551 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

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 South Fork Little River at Hwy 68 By-Pass at Hopkinsville,ky at 36 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 52% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, KY.

Normal flows here

The South Fork Little River runs a median of 8.4 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 29 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,120 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 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 21 feet, in July 2016.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLHK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.