Red River in Kentucky
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Around Red River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Red River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River at Clay City, KY (site 03283500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1931 to 2024
Red River typically runs highest in March, at a median 641 cfs, and lowest in September, at 34 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,100 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 402 | 208 to 835 |
| February | 551 | 310 to 1,070 |
| March | 641 | 370 to 1,160 |
| April | 509 | 268 to 932 |
| May | 255 | 145 to 521 |
| June | 109 | 58 to 277 |
| July | 90 | 45 to 213 |
| August | 65 | 29 to 151 |
| September | 34 | 17 to 82 |
| October | 34 | 17 to 92 |
| November | 69 | 33 to 228 |
| December | 293 | 117 to 640 |
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 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River at Clay City, KY (site 03283500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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