USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03254520

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Max.,Med.)

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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

03254520 LICKING RIVER AT HWY 536 NEAR ALEXANDRIA, KY

LOCATION - Lat 38°55'13", long 84°26'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Campbell County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100101,

on upstream right bank side of bridge at Hwy 536, 0.25 miles from intersection of Decoursey Pike and Hwy 536 near Alexandria, and 18.8 miles upstream from the Ohio River.

Boat Ramp: 38°58'05"N, 84°27'53"W

DRAINAGE AREA - 3,593 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2007 to current year.

GAGE - Water stage recorder, and velocity meter. Datum of gage is 448.82 feet above NAVD of 1988.

COOPERATION - Northern Kentucky Sanitation District No. 1.

REMARKS - Water Quality daily values and partial days are not qualified prior to 11/17/2021.

Water Quality record quality is rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to gs-w-oh_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum Discharge, 75,300 ft³s, April 25, 2011, gage height, 51.40 ft.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2007 to October 2017. May 2018 - November 2020.

pH: October 2007 to October 2017. May 2018 - November 2020.

WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2007 to October 2017. May 2018 - November 2020.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2007 to October 2017. May 2018 - November 2020.

TURBIDITY: October 2007 to October 2017. May 2018 - November 2020.

NITRATE: June 2014 to October 2017. May 2018-Current.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 30900 1/3/2015 ; minimum recorded, 78 microsiemens, February 9, 2009.

pH: Maximum recorded, 9.2 units, July 12-13, 2008; minimum recorded, 4.0 units, February 26-28, 2015.

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 33.3°C, July 6, 2012; minimum recorded, -0.5°C, December 15-16, 19, 2010, and January 12, 2015.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 17.7 mg/L, February 20, 2015; minimum recorded, 0.1 mg/L, May 4-8, 2010.

TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >3,000 FNU, March 18, 2008, April 13-14, 19, 24-26, 2011, December 6, 2014, and April 8, June 30, July 6-7, 2015; minimum recorded, <2.0 FNU, November 7-12, 17-18, 2007, June 21, July 4, October 9-11, 15-18, 23-24, 27, December 6-9, 2008, many days throughout the 2009 water year, April 14-24, 2010 and many days throughout the 2011-2017 water years.

NITRATE: Maximum recorded, 2.27 mg/L, December 29, 2016; Minimum recorded, 0.01 mg/L, September 30, 2016*.

* Multiple occurrences of the same extreme in selected data set. First occurrence listed.