USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03285000 DIX RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°38'31", long 84°39'39" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Garrard County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100205, on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 52, 1.4 miles downstream from Hanging Fork, 6 miles east of Danville, and at mile 34.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 318 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP 1555: Drainage area.
Discharge estimates on December 3, 2023 and December 18, 2023.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to current year. Published as "Dicks River," 1905.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage for peak verification. Datum is 749.65 feet above NAVD of 1988 and 750.10 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to December 21, 1942, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. May to August 1905, nonrecording gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum.
COOPERATION - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and Kentucky Utilities.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height 21.81 ft. on July 20, 1996; maximum discharge 52,400 ft³/s on July 20, 1996.