About this river
Cumberland River is a 7.0 mile river near Safe Harbor Wisdom Dock in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cumberland River at Burkesville, KY (site 03414100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2014 to 2025
Cumberland River typically runs highest in March, at a median 21,700 cfs, and lowest in November, at 4,865 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 59,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11,400 | 6,210 to 21,100 | |
| February | 13,800 | 7,500 to 25,900 | |
| March | 21,700 | 10,100 to 28,900 | |
| April | 13,250 | 5,235 to 25,500 | |
| May | 8,010 | 5,030 to 17,800 | |
| June | 6,590 | 4,935 to 8,460 | |
| July | 7,980 | 6,380 to 11,800 | |
| August | 8,450 | 6,620 to 9,890 | |
| September | 6,820 | 5,530 to 8,635 | |
| October | 5,500 | 3,550 to 7,260 | |
| November | 4,865 | 3,555 to 7,965 | |
| December | 8,630 | 4,660 to 17,800 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cumberland River at Burkesville, KY (site 03414100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cumberland River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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