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Around Licking River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Licking River is a 62.1 mile river near Queen City Riverboats in Kentucky. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KY (site 03251500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1974 to 2026
Licking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 5,480 cfs, and lowest in September, at 261 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 43,100 cfs, in 1989.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3,780 | 1,370 to 6,320 |
| February | 4,910 | 2,360 to 7,220 |
| March | 5,480 | 2,770 to 7,410 |
| April | 4,305 | 1,380 to 6,295 |
| May | 2,230 | 846 to 5,360 |
| June | 800 | 311 to 3,830 |
| July | 527 | 277 to 1,550 |
| August | 381 | 122 to 1,170 |
| September | 261 | 129 to 886 |
| October | 368 | 239 to 1,290 |
| November | 1,075 | 405 to 3,075 |
| December | 3,320 | 1,030 to 5,810 |
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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River at Mckinneysburg, KY (site 03251500). 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 Licking River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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