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Around Left Fork Licking River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Left Fork Licking River is a 7.0 mile stream near Paintsville Lake Marina in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KY (site 03248300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2025
Left Fork Licking River typically runs highest in February, at a median 170 cfs, and lowest in October, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,840 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 117 | 57 to 231 |
| February | 170 | 91 to 345 |
| March | 159 | 106 to 296 |
| April | 136 | 88 to 257 |
| May | 91 | 53 to 166 |
| June | 36 | 19 to 97 |
| July | 31 | 16 to 58 |
| August | 22 | 13 to 48 |
| September | 15 | 6.1 to 32 |
| October | 12 | 5.4 to 24 |
| November | 21 | 11 to 67 |
| December | 94 | 39 to 201 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River below Mason Fork near Salyersville, KY (site 03248300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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