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Queen City Riverboats

Pond Creek near Dayton, KY

Stream5.2 mi

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Around Pond Creek

1 mi

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

About this river

Pond Creek is a 5.2 mile stream near Queen City Riverboats in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY (site 03254520). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2026

Pond Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 7,780 cfs, and lowest in September, at 325 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 77,800 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5,4802,940 to 9,840
February7,7804,390 to 15,100
March7,7305,710 to 12,800
April6,7302,810 to 10,500
May4,7002,450 to 7,490
June1,445752 to 4,980
July1,250412 to 3,840
August744302 to 2,210
September325132 to 1,355
October527183 to 1,910
November1,455590 to 3,410
December4,7401,650 to 8,790

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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY (site 03254520). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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