West Fork Drakes Creek near Franklin, 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 03313700 sits on the West Fork Drakes Creek and reads everything draining 110 square miles of the Barren basin. Only 91 square miles of that contributes flow in a normal year; the rest is closed basin that does not drain to the river. Its datum sits 582 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1968, 55 years of it.

Normal flows here

The West Fork Drakes Creek runs a median of 76 cfs at this gauge across 55 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 201 cfs, and September the leanest at 12 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 14,200 cfs in 2010, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1968 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 14.9 feet, in May 2010.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRLK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.