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SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK

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SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK AT FORT SPRING, KY

LEXINGTON, KY38.0431°N, -84.6263°W Updated 10 hr ago

FLOW RATE

15cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

15cfs 34.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 22–30 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

69cfs

PERIOD LOW

13cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

26.4in

≈ normal

26.39 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.79 in).

YTD Total

26.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.8in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.8–33.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.77" · normal 3.67" (2.2–5.1)

Jan

Feb: 2.01" · normal 3.78" (2.1–6.4)

Feb

Mar: 3.05" · normal 4.50" (2.8–7.0)

Mar

Apr: 3.33" · normal 4.89" (2.6–6.5)

Apr

May: 5.81" · normal 4.82" (2.1–6.9)

May

Jun: 8.56" · normal 4.18" (2.2–6.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.87" (so far)· normal 4.29" (2.4–6.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.11" (1.2–4.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.38" (1.2–5.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.48" (1.1–5.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.48" (1.9–5.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.19" (2.6–5.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:47 AM

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Station Location

38.0431, -84.6263

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