USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03284230 KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT VALLEY VIEW, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°50'38.0", long 84°26'26.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Madison County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100205, at Lock and Dam 9 at Valley View, 1.0 miles below Tate Creek, and at mile 157.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4,101 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD KY02-01, peak. Datum of gage was previously reported as 538.71 ft above NGVD of 1929. This datum was revised to 538.54 above NGVD of 1929 on Dec 20, 2022.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Fixed weir dam with water-stage recorder, full range of staffs, and crest stage gages. Datum is 538.0 feet above NAVD of 1988 and 538.54 ft above NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - Kentucky River Authority.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge 93,900 ft^3/s, Mar 3, 2021; gage height 41.05 ft; Maximum gage height 41.30 ft Mar 3, 2021.
Lowest daily mean 1.9 ft³/s on September 6, 2007.