TidalMapTygarts Creek near Greenup, 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 03217000 sits on Tygarts Creek and reads everything draining 242 square miles of the Little Scioto-Tygarts basin. Its datum sits 546 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 86 years of it.
Normal flows here
Tygarts Creek runs a median of 104 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 373 cfs, and September the leanest at 8.9 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 25,800 cfs in 1997, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 220 cfs | 213% |
| Feb | 320 cfs | 309% |
| Mar | 373 cfs | 360% |
| Apr | 308 cfs | 298% |
| May | 175 cfs | 169% |
| Jun | 50 cfs | 48% |
| Jul | 37 cfs | 36% |
| Aug | 20 cfs | 19% |
| Sep | 8.9 cfs | 9% |
| Oct | 9.6 cfs | 9% |
| Nov | 34 cfs | 33% |
| Dec | 170 cfs | 164% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Tygarts Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.4 feet, in May 2010.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 21 ft |
| Major flooding | 22 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2010 | 24.4 ft |
| March 1997 | 23.6 ft |
| December 1978 | 22.8 ft |
| February 2000 | 21.9 ft |
| February 1962 | 21.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TYGK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03217000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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