Middle Fork Kentucky River at Hwy28 near Buckhorn, KY

USGS Site No: 03280902 • Middle Fork Kentucky River • Perry County, KY

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Hwy28 near Buckhorn, KY on the Middle Fork Kentucky River is currently at 46 cfs (Low — 21th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.76 ft.

Reading from

Downstream on Middle Fork Kentucky River ↓
Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, KY
46
CFS Discharge
3.76
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 0
25th Low threshold 61 Today: 46 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 107
75th High threshold 138
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.

1.1k 534 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 49 3.78
May 27, 2026 56 3.81
May 26, 2026 60 3.83
May 25, 2026 60 3.84
May 24, 2026 48 3.76
May 23, 2026 48 3.77
May 22, 2026 42 3.73
May 21, 2026 39 3.72
May 20, 2026 39 3.71
May 19, 2026 39 3.71
May 18, 2026 39 3.72
May 17, 2026 40 3.72
May 16, 2026 40 3.72
May 15, 2026 40 3.72
Apr 21, 2026 37 3.70
Apr 20, 2026 42 3.73
Apr 19, 2026 48 3.77
Apr 18, 2026 46 3.76
Apr 17, 2026 46 3.76
Apr 16, 2026 45 3.75
Apr 15, 2026 44 3.75
Apr 14, 2026 42 3.74
Apr 13, 2026 167 4.24
Apr 12, 2026 217 4.43
Apr 11, 2026 280 4.67
Apr 10, 2026 302 4.75
Apr 9, 2026 363 4.95
Apr 8, 2026 415 5.12
Apr 7, 2026 483 5.32
Apr 6, 2026 363 4.91

Station Information

USGS Site No
03280902
State
KY
County
Perry County
Coordinates
37.3433, -83.4479
Drainage Area
421 mi²
Datum (ft)
712.1
HUC Code
05100202
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
2,810 cfs
May 4, 2025
Min discharge
31 cfs
Oct 16, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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