South Fork Cumberland River Near Stearns, KY

USGS Site No: 03410500 • South Fork Cumberland River • McCreary County, KY

South Fork Cumberland River Near Stearns, KY on the South Fork Cumberland River is currently at 195 cfs (Low — 20th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.12 ft.

Reading from

195
CFS Discharge
3.12
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 141
25th Low threshold 220 Today: 195 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 382
75th High threshold 1,050
95th Very High threshold 6,090

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.

8.3k 4.2k 0 cfs Oct 5 May 21
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 21, 2026 101 —
May 20, 2026 98 —
May 19, 2026 104 —
May 18, 2026 111 —
May 17, 2026 120 —
May 16, 2026 131 —
May 15, 2026 145 —
Oct 27, 2025 113 —
Oct 26, 2025 89 —
Oct 25, 2025 99 —
Oct 24, 2025 116 —
Oct 23, 2025 120 —
Oct 22, 2025 94 —
Oct 21, 2025 103 —
Oct 20, 2025 108 —
Oct 19, 2025 83 —
Oct 18, 2025 73 —
Oct 17, 2025 78 —
Oct 16, 2025 83 —
Oct 15, 2025 91 —
Oct 14, 2025 101 —
Oct 13, 2025 116 —
Oct 12, 2025 130 —
Oct 11, 2025 130 —
Oct 10, 2025 137 —
Oct 9, 2025 137 —
Oct 8, 2025 117 —
Oct 7, 2025 102 —
Oct 6, 2025 104 —
Oct 5, 2025 114 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
03410500
State
KY
County
McCreary County
Coordinates
36.6270, -84.5333
Drainage Area
954 mi²
Datum (ft)
765.4
HUC Code
05130104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
173 cfs
Oct 2, 2025
Min discharge
63 cfs
Sep 20, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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