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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03281500 SOUTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT BOONEVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°28'47", long 83°40'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Owsley County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100203, On State Highway 30 at Booneville, 0.2 miles downstream from Meadow Creek, and at mile 11.6.
DRAINAGE AREA - 722 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 893: 1929(M). WSP 1335: WSP 1555: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1939, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with electronic data logger for peak verification.  Datum is 641.91 feet above NAVD of 1988 and 642.49 ft above NGVD of 1929.  Prior to August 5, 1925, nonrecording gage at site 0.1 miles upstream from Meadow Creek and August 5, 1925 to September 30, 1929, nonrecording gage on highway bridge 0.1 miles upstream from Meadow Creek, at datum 3.07 feet higher. October 1 to November 27, 1929, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. November 28, 1929 to July 26, 2000, recording gage 500 feet downstream at present site and datum. July 26. 200 to Aug.14, 2014 gage located 200 ft. upstream of previous stilling well. Aug. 14, 2014 to present, gage located on upstream side of Hwy 30 bridge in Booneville, Ky.
REMARKS - Some noticeable agriculture related usage at extreme low flows and slight diversions by the City of Booneville in the form of temporary dams built upstream of gage to pool water for city water intakes which results in greatly reduced discharge at gage until constructed pool fills.  At times, these temporary dams will fail resulting in a sharp, sudden spike that is not hydrographically comparable with other sites until stream stabilizes again.