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Nolin River in Kentucky

River62.1 mi

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Around Nolin River

Wax1.8 miDog Creek2.5 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Nolin River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Nolin River at White Mills, KY (site 03310300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1960 to 2026

Nolin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 645 cfs, and lowest in October, at 76 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,000 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Nolin River at White Mills, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January482255 to 850
February599371 to 989
March645410 to 1,080
April477308 to 815
May372213 to 714
June221148 to 390
July16398 to 284
August11574 to 178
September8058 to 132
October7656 to 157
November12463 to 336
December366145 to 736

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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Nolin River at White Mills, KY (site 03310300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Nolin River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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