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Little Sandy River
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LITTLE SANDY RIVER
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LITTLE SANDY RIVER BELOW GRAYSON DAM NEAR LEON, KY

CARTER COUNTY, KY38.2540°N, -82.9910°W Updated 39 min ago
FLOW RATE
42.3cfs
GAUGE HT
86.20ft
WATER TEMP
16°F
AIR TEMP
88°F
WIND
2mph NW
FISH INDEX
63SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
42.3cfs
Optimal band: 3649 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
42.3cfs
PERIOD LOW
42.3cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

86.20ft

Water Temperature

16.4°F
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.6in

-20% vs normal

19.55 in of precipitation so far this year, 20% below the 30-year normal of 24.55 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.3–31.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-20%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.76" · normal 3.42" (2.2–5.2)
Jan
Feb: 1.29" · normal 3.47" (1.9–6.3)
Feb
Mar: 4.02" · normal 4.25" (2.7–6.7)
Mar
Apr: 1.96" · normal 4.09" (2.5–5.9)
Apr
May: 5.32" · normal 4.71" (2.3–6.7)
May
Jun: 4.20" · normal 4.33" (2.5–5.9)
Jun
Jul: 0.00" (so far)· normal 4.40" (2.4–6.5)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.43" (1.7–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.67" (1.3–6.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.07" (1.2–5.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.31" (2.0–5.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.77" (2.3–5.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:09 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
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TEMP
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
63
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:12 AM
SUNSET
08:59 PM
14H 47M OF DAYLIGHT19H 50M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated

Station Location

38.2540, -82.9910
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 01:09 UTC
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