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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03281000 MIDDLE FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT TALLEGA, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°33'18", long 83°35'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lee County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100202, on left bank 100 feet downstream of bridge on State Highway 708, 150 feet upstream from Lynam Creek, 0.5 miles southwest of Tallega, 8.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork, and at mile 8.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 537 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1113: 1931, 1940. WSP 1385: 1931-32, 1948, drainage area. WSP 1505: 1946(M), 1951(M). Maximum peak stage for period of record is 43.33 feet, January 30, 1957.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1930 to March 1932. October 1939 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum is 641.55 feet above NAVD of 1988 and 642.13 ft above NGVD of 1929.  Prior to February 6, 1940, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Buckhorn Lake since December 1960.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak stage for period of record is 43.33 feet, January 30, 1957.