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South Fork Beargrass Creek near Louisville, KY

Stream7.6 mi
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Ohio River - McAlpine Pool2.9 mi2 mi

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

About this river

South Fork Beargrass Creek is a 7.6 mile stream near Louisville Boat Rental in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge S FK Beargrass Creek at E Oak ST at Louisville, KY (site 03292550). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

South Fork Beargrass Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 22 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,500 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at S FK Beargrass Creek at E Oak ST at Louisville, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January146.1 to 32
February179.7 to 36
March179.7 to 39
April2010 to 47
May2212 to 44
June125.8 to 27
July7.33.8 to 21
August5.33.0 to 13
September4.22.5 to 11
October5.52.7 to 18
November6.93.3 to 21
December178.8 to 35

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 S FK Beargrass Creek at E Oak ST at Louisville, KY (site 03292550). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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