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USGS 03215000 BIG SANDY R AT LOUISA, KY

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°10'16",   Longitude 82°38'05"   NAD27
Lawrence County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05070201
Drainage area: 3,897.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 512.13 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2016-10-01  2025-11-01  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  2025-01-26  13222 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10-01  1976-10-14 13162 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1939-10  1976-10  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1940  1977  
 Peak streamflow 1908-04-03  1977-04-07  40 
 Field measurements 1937-01-23  1992-02-05  614 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1965-05-22  1993-06-10  299 
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