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LITTLE SANDY RIVER

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LITTLE SANDY RIVER BELOW GRAYSON DAM NEAR LEON, KY

CARTER COUNTY, KY38.2540°N, -82.9910°W Updated 6 min ago

FLOW RATE

42.3cfs

GAUGE HT

86.20ft

WATER TEMP

16°F

AIR TEMP

84°F

WIND

3mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

42.3cfs

Optimal band: 36–49 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

42.3cfs

PERIOD LOW

42.3cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

86.20ft

Water Temperature

16.3°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.6in

-20% vs normal

19.55 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 24.55 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.3–31.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.76" · normal 3.42" (2.2–5.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.29" · normal 3.47" (1.9–6.3)

Feb

Mar: 4.02" · normal 4.25" (2.7–6.7)

Mar

Apr: 1.96" · normal 4.09" (2.5–5.9)

Apr

May: 5.32" · normal 4.71" (2.3–6.7)

May

Jun: 4.20" · normal 4.33" (2.5–5.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 4.40" (2.4–6.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.43" (1.7–5.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.67" (1.3–6.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.07" (1.2–5.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.31" (2.0–5.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.77" (2.3–5.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:09 AM

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38.2540, -82.9910

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