About this river
Salt River is a 47.1 mile river near Taylorsville Lake Marina in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt River at Shepherdsville, KY (site 03298500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1984 to 2024
Salt River typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,750 cfs, and lowest in September, at 99 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 65,600 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,840 | 605 to 3,790 | |
| February | 2,430 | 942 to 4,060 | |
| March | 2,750 | 975 to 4,100 | |
| April | 1,660 | 680 to 3,260 | |
| May | 814 | 373 to 3,330 | |
| June | 373 | 160 to 1,785 | |
| July | 245 | 115 to 855 | |
| August | 126 | 64 to 321 | |
| September | 99 | 50 to 300 | |
| October | 102 | 51 to 405 | |
| November | 475 | 127 to 1,760 | |
| December | 1,340 | 399 to 3,280 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt River at Shepherdsville, KY (site 03298500). 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 Salt River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Van BurenSalt River - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Chowning LaneSalt River - Taylorsville LakePublic
- BeaverBeaver Creek - Beaver LakePublic
- Salt River BoatSalt RiverPublic
- Taylorsville Lake TailwaterSalt River - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Taylorsville CitySalt RiverPublic
- Settlers TraceBeech Creek - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Possum RidgeBeech Creek - Taylorsville LakePublic
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