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Little Sandy River
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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 hr ago
FLOW RATE
42cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
8mph WSW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
42cfs
Optimal band: 37–49 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
52cfs
PERIOD LOW
42cfs
RUNNABLE
75%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.6in

-21% vs normal

19.62 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 24.81 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.4–32.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

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: 0.08" (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-Meteo06:37 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
93°
75°
SUN
88°
74°
MON
86°
68°
TUE
82°
65°
WED
91°
60°
THU
90°
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FRI
85°
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
76°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
3mph WSW
G 11 mph
3
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PRECIP
chance %
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12%
12%
12%
12%
12%
CLOUDS
cover %
2%
clear
2%
1%
0%
1%
1%
1%
57%
96%
73%
100%
89%
39%
59%
2%
8%
23%
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16%
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12%
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35%
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87%
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100%
28%
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100%
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95%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:13 AM
SUNSET
08:58 PM
14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT14H 21M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated

Station Location

38.2540, -82.9910
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 06:37 UTC
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