Gunpowder Creek at Camp Ernst Road near Union, KY

USGS Site No: 03277075 • Gunpowder Creek • Boone County, KY

Gunpowder Creek at Camp Ernst Road near Union, KY on the Gunpowder Creek is currently at 32 cfs (Normal — 67th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.64 ft.

Reading from

32
CFS Discharge
1.64
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1
25th Low threshold 5
50th (Median) Normal (median) 11
75th High threshold 41 Today: 32 cfs
95th Very High threshold 486

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

1.1k 562 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 59 —
May 27, 2026 118 —
May 26, 2026 68 —
May 25, 2026 82 —
May 24, 2026 156 —
May 23, 2026 778 —
May 22, 2026 787 —
May 21, 2026 144 —
May 20, 2026 261 —
May 19, 2026 114 —
May 18, 2026 19 —
May 17, 2026 84 —
May 16, 2026 83 —
May 15, 2026 5 —
Apr 21, 2026 6 —
Apr 20, 2026 6 —
Apr 19, 2026 9 —
Apr 18, 2026 9 —
Apr 17, 2026 7 —
Apr 16, 2026 8 —
Apr 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 14, 2026 9 —
Apr 13, 2026 9 —
Apr 12, 2026 9 —
Apr 11, 2026 10 —
Apr 10, 2026 12 —
Apr 9, 2026 14 —
Apr 8, 2026 16 —
Apr 7, 2026 20 —
Apr 6, 2026 28 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03277075
State
KY
County
Boone County
Coordinates
38.9942, -84.7161
Drainage Area
37 mi²
Datum (ft)
683.1
HUC Code
05090203
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
857 cfs
Mar 5, 2026
Min discharge
1 cfs
Sep 18, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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