USGS · 03301500

ROLLING FORK RIVER

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ROLLING FORK NEAR BOSTON, KY

NELSON COUNTY, KY37.7673°N, -85.7038°W Updated 27 min ago

FLOW RATE

687cfs

GAUGE HT

6.61ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

687cfs 15.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 704–952 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,040cfs

PERIOD LOW

687cfs

RUNNABLE

74%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

6.61ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.9in

≈ normal

25.94 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.98 in).

YTD Total

25.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.0in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.0–34.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.46" · normal 3.75" (2.2–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 2.02" · normal 3.66" (2.0–5.9)

Feb

Mar: 4.30" · normal 4.65" (2.8–7.2)

Mar

Apr: 3.51" · normal 5.03" (2.4–6.7)

Apr

May: 6.83" · normal 4.93" (2.3–7.4)

May

Jun: 6.53" · normal 4.26" (2.1–5.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.30" (so far)· normal 4.12" (2.4–5.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.17" (1.0–5.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.49" (1.4–6.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.52" (0.7–6.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.63" (1.8–5.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.29" (2.7–6.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo11:57 PM

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Station Location

37.7673, -85.7038

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-05 23:30 UTC

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