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SOUTH FORK LICKING

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SOUTH FORK LICKING RIVER AT HAYES, KY

PENDLETON COUNTY, KY38.6587°N, -84.3519°W Updated 14 hr ago

FLOW RATE

938cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

938cfs 31.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 266–360 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

13,510cfs

PERIOD LOW

5cfs

RUNNABLE

17%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.6in

≈ normal

23.62 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.72 in).

YTD Total

23.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.7–32.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-8%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.14" · normal 3.46" (2.0–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.47" · normal 3.38" (1.8–5.4)

Feb

Mar: 4.44" · normal 4.23" (2.5–6.5)

Mar

Apr: 2.51" · normal 4.69" (2.5–6.6)

Apr

May: 6.14" · normal 5.09" (2.2–7.8)

May

Jun: 6.20" · normal 4.11" (2.4–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.73" (so far)· normal 3.78" (1.9–5.4)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.02" (1.3–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.85" (0.9–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.18" (1.3–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.29" (2.0–4.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.74" (2.1–5.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo10:54 AM

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38.6587, -84.3519

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