TidalMapTradewater River near Providence, KY Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 03384100 sits on the Tradewater River and reads everything draining 605 square miles of the Tradewater basin. Its datum sits 322 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2008, 18 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Tradewater River at Olney, KY, reading 255 square miles. This gauge adds the 350 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Tradewater River runs a median of 380 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,650 cfs, and September the leanest at 24 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 33,900 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2011.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,400 cfs | 368% |
| Feb | 1,530 cfs | 403% |
| Mar | 1,650 cfs | 434% |
| Apr | 1,495 cfs | 393% |
| May | 971 cfs | 256% |
| Jun | 314 cfs | 83% |
| Jul | 314 cfs | 83% |
| Aug | 61 cfs | 16% |
| Sep | 24 cfs | 6% |
| Oct | 25 cfs | 7% |
| Nov | 135 cfs | 36% |
| Dec | 400 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Tradewater River at Olney, KY
- Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, Il-Ky
- Ohio River at Uniontown Dam, KY
- Ohio River at Henderson, KY
- Pond River near Apex, KY
- Green River at Lock 2 at Calhoun, KY
- Green River at Lock 1 at Spottsville, KY
- North Fork Little River at Water Plant at Hopkinsville, KY
- South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, KY
- South Fork Little River at Hwy 68 By-Pass at Hopkinsville,ky
- Green River at Livermore, KY
- South Fork Little River at Hwy 68-80 near Hopkinsville, KY
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03384100. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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