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ELKHORN CREEK

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ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY

FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY38.2687°N, -84.8147°W Updated 54 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,810cfs

GAUGE HT

8.17ft

WATER TEMP

21°F

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

4mph SSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,810cfs 415.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 3,341–4,520 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

5,870cfs

PERIOD LOW

2,400cfs

RUNNABLE

45%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

8.17ft

Water Temperature

21.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

70°

SUN

87°

72°

MON

92°

74°

TUE

95°

74°

WED

94°

71°

THU

96°

73°

FRI

96°

74°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

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74°

76°

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80°

82°

84°

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87°

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86°

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87°

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81°

79°

78°

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76°

79°

83°

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89°

91°

94°

95°

94°

92°

89°

84°

82°

74°

72°

71°

72°

71°

72°

71°

72°

75°

78°

82°

86°

89°

91°

92°

94°

92°

87°

82°

80°

79°

77°

74°

75°

76°

75°

73°

74°

78°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

94°

92°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

9mph SW

G 21 mph

G21

G12

G11

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

G15

G14

SSW

G12

G10

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G11

G10

SSW

SSE

ESE

SSE

G10

SSE

G10

SSW

WSW

SSW

WSW

SSW

NNW

SSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

WNW

SSW

G34

G20

G26

G19

WSW

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

27%

30%

32%

37%

30%

13%

11%

10%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

65%

74%

100%

81%

38%

14%

38%

79%

11%

12%

100%

13%

16%

100%

46%

49%

100%

17%

23%

10%

11%

71%

11%

34%

54%

100%

13%

11%

34%

24%

43%

51%

19%

100%

16%

12%

13%

10%

100%

88%

100%

86%

19%

21%

13%

14%

13%

14%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:18 AM

SUNSET

09:06 PM

14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT20H 57M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

95% illuminated

Station Location

38.2687, -84.8147

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-28 00:09 UTC

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