Drakes Creek in Kentucky
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Around Drakes Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Drakes Creek is a 23.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Drakes Creek near Alvaton, KY (site 03314000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2026
Drakes Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 925 cfs, and lowest in October, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 66,400 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 681 | 375 to 1,240 |
| February | 823 | 494 to 1,830 |
| March | 925 | 626 to 1,490 |
| April | 796 | 387 to 1,320 |
| May | 535 | 320 to 968 |
| June | 266 | 165 to 465 |
| July | 218 | 121 to 420 |
| August | 126 | 79 to 214 |
| September | 84 | 54 to 148 |
| October | 81 | 52 to 141 |
| November | 154 | 83 to 312 |
| December | 467 | 177 to 839 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Drakes Creek near Alvaton, KY (site 03314000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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