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Barkley Lock And Dam River
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BARKLEY LOCK AND DAM RIVER
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Barkley Lock and Dam

LYON COUNTY, KY37.0217°N, -88.2211°W
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

28.0in

≈ normal

27.96 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.98 in).

YTD Total

28.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.8–33.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.77" · normal 3.76" (1.7–5.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.15" · normal 3.90" (1.9–6.4)
Feb
Mar: 5.89" · normal 4.84" (2.9–7.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.75" · normal 5.24" (3.2–7.2)
Apr
May: 4.59" · normal 4.42" (2.2–6.2)
May
Jun: 6.74" · normal 3.57" (2.2–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 3.08" (so far)· normal 3.53" (1.2–5.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.02" (0.9–5.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.46" (0.5–7.3)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.73" (0.8–7.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.02" (2.0–6.7)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.34" (2.4–7.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:36 UTC
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Station Location

37.0217, -88.2211
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