Licking River at Highway 536 Near Alexandria, KY

USGS Site No: 03254520 • Licking River • Campbell County, KY

Licking River at Highway 536 Near Alexandria, KY on the Licking River is currently at 16,300 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 27.47 ft.

Reading from

16,300
CFS Discharge
27.47
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 29 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 85
25th Low threshold 275
50th (Median) Normal (median) 765
75th High threshold 3,340
95th Very High threshold 0

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.

46k 23k 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 15,600 —
May 27, 2026 15,600 —
May 26, 2026 27,300 —
May 25, 2026 42,700 —
May 24, 2026 23,000 —
May 23, 2026 22,400 —
May 22, 2026 12,900 —
May 21, 2026 4,700 —
May 20, 2026 527 —
May 19, 2026 576 —
May 18, 2026 784 —
May 17, 2026 627 —
May 16, 2026 325 —
May 15, 2026 315 —
Apr 21, 2026 578 —
Apr 20, 2026 586 —
Apr 19, 2026 632 —
Apr 18, 2026 729 —
Apr 17, 2026 721 —
Apr 16, 2026 777 —
Apr 15, 2026 834 —
Apr 14, 2026 881 —
Apr 13, 2026 942 —
Apr 12, 2026 955 —
Apr 11, 2026 1,080 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,270 —
Apr 9, 2026 2,010 —
Apr 8, 2026 2,980 —
Apr 7, 2026 1,700 —
Apr 6, 2026 1,960 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03254520
State
KY
Coordinates
38.9203, -84.4480
Drainage Area
3,593 mi²
Datum (ft)
448.8
HUC Code
05100101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
42,700 cfs
May 25, 2026
Min discharge
92 cfs
Sep 9, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.