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Barkley Lock And Dam River
USGS · lrn:BAHK2-BARKLEY.Flow.Ave.1Hour.1Hour.man-rev
BARKLEY LOCK AND DAM RIVER
USGS · lrn:BAHK2-BARKLEY.Flow.Ave.1Hour.1Hour.man-revLIVE

Barkley Lock and Dam

LYON COUNTY, KY37.0217°N, -88.2211°W
AIR TEMP
76°F
WIND
8mph N
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 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 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:36 UTC
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
83°
73°
MON
85°
71°
TUE
85°
70°
WED
87°
70°
THU
87°
72°
FRI
88°
71°
SAT
86°
67°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
5mph NNW
G 15 mph
5
G15
NNW
9
G17
N
8
G18
N
6
G11
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1
G5
WNW
4
G6
NNW
4
G13
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5
G14
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3
G12
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G10
NNE
3
G8
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G7
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G10
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3
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G10
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6
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4
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PRECIP
chance %
28%
28%
15%
10%
11%
17%
14%
8%
4%
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1%
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1%
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1%
1%
1%
6%
6%
CLOUDS
cover %
37%
few
37%
17%
0%
3%
0%
14%
60%
72%
1%
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0%
2%
2%
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50%
74%
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4%
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5%
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40%
26%
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100%
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69%
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100%
100%
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15%
10%
10%
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11%
7%
0%
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5%
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32%
41%
48%
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48%
5%
38%
5%
5%
0%
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6%
15%
6%
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0%
9%
8%
20%
39%
30%
44%
29%
21%
22%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
81%
56%
40%
46%
62%
69%
57%
37%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1006
1006100710071008100710071007100910071008100710081005100610051006100510061006
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:43 AM
SUNSET
08:13 PM
14H 30M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
5% illuminated

Station Location

37.0217, -88.2211
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