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N ELKHORN CR RIVER

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N ELKHORN CR AT WINCHESTER RD NR LEXINGTON, KY

LEXINGTON, KY38.0401°N, -84.4111°W Updated 9 min ago

FLOW RATE

1.33cfs

GAUGE HT

2.11ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

4mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1.33cfs 87.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–2 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2.43cfs

PERIOD LOW

1.22cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.11ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

24.4in

≈ normal

24.39 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.13 in).

YTD Total

24.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.7–32.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.64" · normal 3.64" (2.3–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.29" · normal 3.80" (2.2–6.6)

Feb

Mar: 3.11" · normal 4.46" (2.6–6.9)

Mar

Apr: 3.30" · normal 4.78" (2.8–6.4)

Apr

May: 6.06" · normal 4.89" (2.1–7.2)

May

Jun: 7.89" · normal 4.25" (2.3–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.10" (so far)· normal 4.29" (2.4–6.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.12" (1.1–4.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.49" (1.1–5.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.37" (1.1–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.43" (1.9–5.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.18" (2.6–5.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:14 AM

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