Levisa Fork in Kentucky
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Around Levisa Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Levisa Fork is a 47.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KY (site 03209500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1969 to 2025
Levisa Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,920 cfs, and lowest in September, at 296 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 69,300 cfs, in 1977.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,380 | 738 to 2,700 |
| February | 1,900 | 1,070 to 3,600 |
| March | 1,920 | 1,280 to 3,510 |
| April | 1,350 | 809 to 2,195 |
| May | 1,230 | 715 to 2,090 |
| June | 582 | 350 to 1,125 |
| July | 450 | 274 to 818 |
| August | 365 | 241 to 667 |
| September | 296 | 228 to 474 |
| October | 477 | 295 to 747 |
| November | 738 | 464 to 1,270 |
| December | 958 | 423 to 1,870 |
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 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Levisa Fork at Pikeville, KY (site 03209500). 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 Levisa Fork, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lick CreekLevisa Fork - Fishtrap LakePublic
- GrapevineLevisa Fork - Fishtrap LakePublic
- DamUpper Pompey Branch - Fishtrap LakePublic
- Pikeville City LakeLevisa Fork - Pikeville City LakePublic
- Thompson RoadLevisa Fork Big Sandy RiverPublic
- German BridgeDewey LakePublic
- Laurel Lake Water Management AreaLaurel LakePublic
- WarfieldTug ForkBig Sandy RiverPublic
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